Just three local cable networks carry Al Jazeera English. US cable news networks, National Public Radio and others have rushed reporters to Egypt in the past week to give eye-witness coverage to events there, but no one has had hours upon hours of live coverage and commentary from the as well as the cultural and political background simply missing from US news networks.īut for most people in the US Al Jazeera is unavailable. Their reporters and film crews have faced arrest, beatings and death in Iraq, Palestine and now Egypt where they have been particularly targeted by the pro-Mubarak forces on the street. While Al Jazeera is basically a mainstream news network sanctioned by the Qatar government and ruling elites, it’s perspective on developments in the Arab world and its access to eyewitness reporting and local voices makes it a unique view for US audiences. Al Jazeera, the Doha, Qatar-based satellite news network has been a key way for the world to access live footage of the protests in Tahrir Square, Cairo, as well as view interviews with activists in the street and Egyptian commentators. It is now preparing to launch Al-Jazeera America as well as a French channel.People all over the world have had their eyes on Egypt the past ten days because of the dramatic events unfolding there. With massive resources from gas-rich Qatar, Al-Jazeera has revolutionised the Arabic-language media and reporting on the Middle East since its foundation in 1996. Its coverage has many times caused disruption to the channel's operations in a number of Arab countries. Last month, Iraq's media regulator suspended the licences of 10 channels, including Al-Jazeera, for allegedly "encouraging violence and sectarianism."ĭuring the Arab Spring uprisings, Al-Jazeera faced repeated accusations of being biased, with critics accusing it of backing Islamists who subsequently came to power. He said the channel faces daily challenges, such as "the closure of our offices last month in Iraq, which will not deter us from continuing our coverage of the important stories."
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"Al Jazeera continues to lead due to our distinguished commitment to a code of ethics along with editorial policies based on speed, accuracy and objectivity," said CEO Ahmed Bin Jassim al-Thani.
The research was conducted in 21 countries on viewers over age 15 and applies only to the news channel, excluding sports, documentary and children's channels, as well as Al-Jazeera Live.įigures received by AFP, gave Al-Jazeera 25,239,539 viewers, followed by major competitor, Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya, with 14,477,274 viewers.īoth channels were way ahead of France 24 (810,547), Abu Dhabi-based Sky News Arabia (517,850) and Russia Today (90,061). Al Jazeera's viewership 34 percent higher than other pan-Arab channelsĪl-Jazeera is the Middle East and North Africa's most-watched Arabic-language television channel, according to an independent survey, the Qatar-based broadcaster said on Wednesday.Īn audience survey carried out Ipsos and Sigma in the first quarter showed that the "Al Jazeera's daily viewership was 34 percent higher than all the other pan-Arab channels combined," it said.
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