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Burlington cable to keep Al-Jazeera

By VPR | July 24, 2008

Burlington has signed a contract to continue broadcasting the English-language programming of Al-Jazeera on the city-owned cable television system.

Morning Newscast: June 12, 2008

By VPR | June 12, 2008

Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.: The public weighed in last night on whether or not Burlington’s city-owned cable company should continue to carry the Middle Eastern news network Al Jazeera English. Some consider the network to be anti-American. Lieutenant Governor Brian Dubie says the state needs to prepare for a possible emergency this winter as Vermonters struggle to pay for home heating fuel.

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Burlington weighs in on Al-Jazeera network

By Steve Zind | June 12, 2008

The public weighed in last night on whether or not Burlington’s city-owned cable company should continue to carry the Middle Eastern news network Al Jazeera English. Some consider the network to be anti-American. Burlington is one of only two cable companies in the country carrying Al Jazeera, and as VPR’s Steve Zind reports, representatives of the network came to Vermont to join the debate.