Ali Velshi

Ali Velshi joins Al Jazeera America

Ali Velshi — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:05:57 +0000

Al Jazeera America, the new US-based news channel set to launch later this year, today announced that Ali Velshi, CNN’s former chief business correspondent and anchor of “Your Money” and CNN International’s “World Business Today,” has joined Al Jazeera America to develop and host a daily primetime business program.

Based in New York, the as yet-to-be named 30-minute magazine-style program will initially launch in a weekly format but is expected to move to a five-days-a-week schedule by year’s end. The program will cover a variety of topics including employment, personal finance, healthcare and education and will feature a mix of field reports, studio guests and interactive discussions designed to highlight how economic developments in the U.S. and around the globe affect the daily lives of Americans. The program will draw upon the extensive global resources of the Al Jazeera Media Network and will employ specialists and other correspondents who will lend their expertise.

In making the announcement, Ehab Al Shihabi, executive director of Al Jazeera international operations, said, “We are thrilled to secure Ali’s extraordinary talents and services. Al Jazeera America will be bringing respected, independent reporting to its viewers and that’s exactly the type of coverage Ali Velshi is known for.”

Velshi built his reputation covering breaking news events and politics, as well as global and national issues such as the world financial crisis, the collapse of U.S. financial system and the debt ceiling debate.

“I’m thrilled to be joining Al Jazeera America, an organization that puts quality, fact-based journalism first,” said Velshi. “It’s a tremendous opportunity and I look forward to taking advantage of the extraordinary U.S. news-gathering capabilities the channel is building and working with such a diverse and talented group of colleagues to tell compelling stories that matter to Americans.”

Al Shihabi said that Velshi is exactly the kind of journalist that viewers will be able to find on Al Jazeera America. “As is the case with Ali, all Al Jazeera America reporters will be fiercely objective, substantively strong, and absolutely committed to the truth,” he said.

Al Jazeera America, which will launch in 2013, is the new U.S. news channel that will provide both domestic and international news for American audiences. It will be headquartered in New York City with additional bureaus in key locations across the United States.

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“Fiscal cliff” in sight”

Ali Velshi — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 09:45:19 +0000

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Pledging no new taxes

Ali Velshi — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 09:50:32 +0000

Ali Velshi talks with Grover Norquist about who has signed his Taxpayer Protection Pledge, and what that means for Congressional compromise.

Ali Velshi on The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos

Ali Velshi — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:13:55 +0000

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Ali Velshi — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:55:58 +0000

CNN’s Ali Velshi, on his XYZ, says religious issues distract from the United States’ #1 problem: the economy.

U.S. economy to fix inequality?

Ali Velshi — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:35:10 +0000

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Keystone XL: Political decision?

Ali Velshi — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:24:51 +0000

CNN Ali Velshi XYZ: Why Obama shouldn’t have rejected the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada’s Oil Sands to the U.S

A world without banks

Ali Velshi — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:18:49 +0000

Ali Velshi, Adam Davidson, Tamara Draut and Chrystia Freeland explain the role of banks in modern society

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Ali Velshi — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:18:23 +0000

As Europe’s economic problems slow growth forecasts, Will Cain, Ken Rogoff, and Alexis Glick tell Ali Velshi how Europe will affect U.S. elections.

The job creation myth

Ali Velshi — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:13:42 +0000

Velshi: The job number that matters. Ali Velshi says voters should pay attention to their own situations, not the unemployment rate.