al Jazeera’s Coverage of Egypt and Tunisia

Has been excellent, so much so, that the NY Times has offered these words: As street protests raged across Egypt on Friday, with the future of the Arab world seeming to hang in the balance, rapt viewers across the region — and the globe — watched it unfold on Al Jazeera, which kept up an almost continuous live feed despite the Egyptian government’s repeated efforts to block broadcasts. The channel was widely hailed for its early and aggressive coverage of the revolt in Tunisia, and it seemed bent on playing a similar role with the turmoil in Egypt. [To access al Jazeera’s indispensible live feed for free, go here.]