Turmoil Leads Al Jazeera America To Remove Head Of Network

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May 07, 2015

Al Jazeera America CEO Ehab Al Shihabi speaks to journalists in the lobby of the new Al Jazeera America television broadcast studio on West 34th Street August 16, 2013 in New York, ahead of the launch on August 20. (Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images)

Ehab Al Shihabi has lost his job as chief executive of the news organization Al Jazeera America, following the resignations of three high-ranking executives in the last week. NPR Media Correspondent David Folkenflik speaks with Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson about the shake-up at the network which was started two years ago.

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David Folkenflik, media correspondent for NPR. He tweets @davidfolkenflik.

This segment aired on May 7, 2015.