Mediagazer: Al Jazeera America sets own course (Dylan Byers/Politico)

3:20 PM ET, August 5, 2013

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Dylan Byers / Politico:

Al Jazeera America sets own course — Weeks ahead of its debut, Al Jazeera America is doing things the old-fashioned way. — AJAM, as it's referred to by staff, is investing heavily in investigative journalism. It is opening bureaus in cities across the country.

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