Al-Jazeera Expands Its American Purview With Current TV

NPR | Jan. 07, 2013 6:14 a.m. | Updated: Jan. 08, 2013 11:06 a.m.

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The Qatar-based news agency Al Jazeera recently took over Current TV, the cable channel founded by former Vice President Al Gore. The deal will make Al Jazeera available in 40 million homes across the U.S. Host Rachel Martin talks with Al Jazeera's executive producer for the Americas, Bob Wheelock, about what the acquisition means for the agency's future.