i24 News (American TV channel)
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i24NEWS International News 12 Networks | |
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Launched | February 13, 2017 |
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Website | www |
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i24 News | Live |
i24NEWS is an
History
Original English channel
The original channel went live on July 17, 2013. Franck Melloul, the CEO, stated that it would battle prejudice and ignorance about Israel with “facts and diversity.”[1][2]
On December 8, 2016, all programming on the English channel officially ended in preparation for launching in America. The channel broadcast 10 minutes of news on the hour, from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. (local time), and replaced Morning Edition, The Daily Beat, and The Lineup with a 26-minute news bulletin, repeated at half past each hour.
Current English channel
The launch of i24NEWS in the United States was announced on January 27, 2017. The channel is operated out of its headquarters in Jaffa.
Live programming is broadcast from Times Square in New York City, with an additional bureau in Washington, D.C. Approximately 50 journalists were hired to staff the two locations.[3] The channel uses resources from its Jaffa headquarters.
Initial distribution is limited to
Among the first journalists hired were Michelle Makori, who is also the Editor-in-Chief, David Shuster, who is also the managing editor, and Dan Raviv, a veteran of over 40 years with CBS News. The channel acquired many of its initial behind-the-scenes personnel from the former Al Jazeera America channel.[4][5]
News Team
- Michelle Makori – Host of ClearCut and Crossroads
- Michael Shure – National correspondent and fill in host
- David Shuster – Host of Stateside and Crossroads
Programming
- i24NEWS DESK, previously called The News, a 10-minute news bulletin (occasionally 26 minutes) at the top of the hour and half past
- Daily Dose
- Perspectives
- The Rundown
- Debrief
- Crossroads
- ClearCut
- Stateside
References
- ^ Harman, Danna (July 3, 2013). "Move over Al Jazeera, Israel's own 24-hour TV news station is about to go live". Haaretz.
- ^ Margalit, Ruth (July 29, 2013). "The Israeli Answer to Al Jazeera". The New Yorker.
- ^ "Tel Aviv based i24 News Launches US D.C. Bureau". Money. January 2017.
- ^ "David Shuster Named Anchor, Managing Editor or i24 News". Adweek.
- ^ "CLEAR Cut's OWN MICHELLE MAKORI – Metropolitan Magazine". Archived from the original on June 25, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
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