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Goodbye, Al Jazeera! Say Hello To Clock Boy For Us Back In Qatar.

Joshua Yasmeh

After a little less than two years on air, Al Jazeera America will shut down its operations on April 30. The decision was announced at a company meeting on Wednesday.

In a staff memo, Al Jazeera America’s chief executive, Al Anstey, appeared to place sole blame on the business side of the company’s operation, as opposed to its content production:

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