Give it up for Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera's Twitter Dashboard

Al Jazeera has launched a very cool Twitter Dashboard that tracks the uprisings in Egypt, Yemen, Libya and Bahrain. This is a great example of just the sort of thing that news experts say is changing the face of the media.

So, what do our news companies have for us to drool over?

Well we have a blog from CBS, the station that gave us Edgar R. Murrow, detailing the trivial exploits of a lackluster morning show reporter, another presenting a creepy Gizmo-like creature clutching an umbrella and more Charlie Sheen than I could ever hope to (much less want to) link to.

Why is it that American news companies settle for posting garbage like this?

It is because, for some reason, it sells. When the media revolution comes maybe we won’t be a part of it. Sheltered in our coddling news media we tend to avoid news from around the world that doesn’t concern us directly and the news stations, perceiving this, have delivered what we have requested.

We have to do better than this. If we don’t then at least we should recognize Al Jazeera for doing so. Oh, thanks Mrs. Clinton.