What should I do about Al-Jazeera?

[brooklynite]

A month ago, people here said I should watch Al-Jazeera rather than American cable news to keep up on events in the Middle East.

Today, I'm watching Al-Jazeera's coverage of the fighting in Libya, but now people here are saying the critical reporting on the Gadaffi regime amounts to "western propaganda".

So which is it?

[blondeatlast]

1. le Monde? Or decide for yourself? nt

[DFab420]

2. Lol watch it when we agree with it.. Hate it when we don't

Funny, that seems to be the way it always goes here.

I'd say watch it .

[Taverner]

3. The truth is nobody knows what's really going on in Libya

So the media, whether Al Jazzera or FOX just sits around making up what-if scenarios

Old journalism trick

[SoCalDem]

4. All of the above.

[EFerrari]

5. Are you asking for help distinguishing between reporting and propaganda?

[virgogal]

6. Watch what you want to watch.

[CJCRANE]

7. Watch Libya National TV

I hear they have good coverage of local events.

[FLPanhandle]

8. Watch from multiple sources and ignore what people here are saying.

They are just telling you what to think. Think for yourself.

[damntexdem]

9. Ignore the "people here" and watch news that is actually being reported.

And reports that are actually news.