Who will run Al Jazeera America? Who's in, who's out, who passed

By Sharon Waxman LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - One of the biggest jobs in media is a new position and a high-risk opportunity: running Al Jazeera America. The job running the Qatar-based network recently bought from Current TV has high visibility and no doubt a high salary attached. But it also bears the burden of building an audience in mainstream American with the name of a Middle Eastern brand unfamiliar to most U.S. viewers and probably off-putting to some. ...



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