This past week, the rumor mill was active again. This time the scuttlebutt was that Soledad O’Brien, released in February by CNN, was planning to sign on as an Al Jazeera America commentator. This time, however, the rumor turned out to be true. A press release received on July 1 from the network (available here) confirms that “O’Brien will contribute short-form segments as Special Correspondent to Al Jazeera America’s primetime current affairs magazine program ‘America Tonight.’” In addition, her production company, Starfish Media Group, will produce hour-long documentary specials for the network. Ehab Al Shihabi, executive director of Al Jazeera’s international operations and the senior...
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