Estimates of oil spill officially DOUBLED

[barnaby]

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2010/06/201061103511522686.html

[gojomo]

Consider the guideline against using flourishes like all-caps in headlines REITERATED:

http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

[teilo]

Someone couldn't come up with a better source than Aljazeera? Seriously?

[nhooey → teilo]

The editor in chief of the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, similar to the BBC) left the CBC two years ago and became the managing director of Al Jazeera English.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Burman

That should give you a sense of how legitimate Al Jazeera has become.

[noelchurchill → teilo]

News is news isn't it? So long as it's factually accurate. Aljazeera may be a better source of news than others.

[kf → teilo]

BBC > Al Jazeera > CNN

[barnaby → kf]

While I agree that BBC is better, I find I've been reading Al Jazeera more than either CNN or BBC lately. The quality is close enough, and AJ has a very different view of the world, and I really enjoy that.