I started watching Al Jazeera a few years back because they were the only news network with a live web broadcast ( http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/# ) when I didn't have cable. I pretty much fell in love with it for everything the article points out.

Great journalism, and journalists every where, actual journalists instead of celebrity talking heads. Debates are two people debating instead of yelling. They also don't have that Fox/CNN approach of going out of their way to portray both sides of every story as equal.

The documentaries are top notch too.

I wish I had more to add to the article, other than to say that I hope it does make good inroads to NA without changing.