Subsequent endeavours have been seen as tests by Al Jazeera to see whether it can get rid of the hostility Americans feel toward it . One example was a day 's worth of special coverage marking the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 . Al Jazeera has also launched '' The Stream '' , a show based in Washington D.C. that discusses social media , which targets an American audience . On 2 January 2013 , Al Jazeera purchased the American channel Current TV and rebranded as Al Jazeera America in August 2013
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