Al Jazeera America To Launch Aug. 20

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Al Jazeera America plans to launch on Aug. 20, the Al Jazeera Media Network announced Tuesday.

The new network, born from Al Jazeera’s acquisition earlier this year of the old Current TV, has hired ABC News’ Kate O’Brian, who will lead the editorial staff as president of Al Jazeera America. O’Brian “will have full responsibility for defining and implementing the editorial strategy and operations across the network, including news, documentary and all other programming,” according to a statement released Monday. 

Interim CEO Ehab al-Shihabi said at the end of June that Al Jazeera had hired 650 employees, according to the announcement. Former MSNBC and Fox News host David Shuster is reportedly one of those joining the network as an anchor.

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