Al Jazeera America today announced that veteran business news journalist John Meehan has been hired as senior executive producer of the channel’s financial and business coverage.

It’s been a busy week for Al Jazeera America. This past Tuesday, we announced our new bureau in Chicago. Now, we’ve travelled to Detroit to announce the opening of a new bureau in the Motor City.

Al Jazeera America announced today that it will open a new Detroit bureau as part of the channel’s 2013 launch.

Al Jazeera America hit the road this week, visiting Chicago and the Medill School of Journalism. We came to Chicago to make a few announcements which we’re excited to share here with you.

Al Jazeera America announced today that the existing Chicago bureau will be expanded to become one of the 12 new American bureaus in the system.

Al Jazeera America, the new American news channel that will launch later this year, has hired Andrea Stone and Tony Karon as senior online executive producers for Al Jazeera’s digital team.

The new half-hour series will focus on the economy's impact on everyday Americans.