Al Jazeera America: 5 Things It Brings To U.S. News On Day One

2. Short Commercial Breaks

Image23 Being far too familiar with the programming style and punctual allotted times of America's typical news media, it is quite noticeable that the length of each commercial break on AJAM is relatively short, shorter than their Fox or MSNBC counterparts, who never miss an opportunity to cut to break to "pay the bills". The shorter duration of commercial breaks may be offset by running more of them, but either way this comfortable change of pace won't be causing as many hands to reach for the remote if they're trained AJAM's commercials are brisk and curt.
 
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