Dive into the archives.
- Al-Jazeera
(October 2009)
Of course, Al Jazeera has some overt prejudices. In covering the Israeli-Palestinian dispute, for example, it is clearly on the Palestinian side. Tear-jerking features about the sufferings of the Palestinians are not matched with equal coverage of the Israeli human terrain. What you get from Al Jazeera is the developing-world point of view, or, more [...]
- Unreported in the U.S.
The English-language cousin of the Qatar based news channel Al Jazeera launched yesterday in the Washington D.C. area after signing its first major U.S. cable deal with non-commercial MHz Networks last week. The MHz deal means 2.3 million subscribers will now have access to the channel, adding to the 140 million households currently receiving Al [...]
- The American Media Monopoly
Since Al-Jazeera English went on the air in November 2006, it has struggled to gain a spot on traditional American airwaves. The station says only three small cable operators offer the network in Ohio, Vermont and Washington, D.C. None of the biggest U.S. cable systems carries Al-Jazeera English, claiming viewer interest is not sufficient. (more…)
- Victims of Zionism
The Israeli army prevented paramedics from entering the area where the family was sheltering for several days, according to the Samouni family. Send us your views and eyewitness videos When they finally escaped, Israeli soldiers shot at them, Nawal’s other children told Al Jazeera, saying that the soldiers had looked on them and laughed. (more…)
- We’re Waiting, Mr. Obama
“It’s not an executive order closing Guantanamo Bay, but a halt to the trials for 120 days.” (more…)
- Mark LeVine on the Massacre in Gaza
Who Will Save the Palestinians?
- A Man of Many Words
Waterboarding is used in interrogation to make a detainee feel as if he is drowning. Asked whether he thought it was appropriate, Cheney replied: “I do.” Asked if he thought, in hindsight, any of the tactics went too far, Cheney said, “I don’t.” (more…)
- As’ad Abu-Khalil: Obama Bashing Begins Here
It was a noisy night in Washington, DC. Cars were parading the streets and honking their horns all night long. People around were very excited and people walked the streets and yelled and shouted in joy. AlJazeera offices: now that was a different story. The chaos there could not hide the festive atmosphere. People took [...]
- Control Room
Control Room, directed by Egyptian-American filmmaker Jehane Noujaim, provides unique insights into the media dynamics on the eve of the 2003 US invasion of Iraq. It primarily portrays the interactions between Al Jazeera journalists on the one hand and US military spokespersons and Western journalists on the other hand. Al Jazeera is a TV station [...]
- The Worst Part of Censorship is *** *******.
I came across two interesting cases in a matter or hours yesterday as I checked my RSS feed from Ha’aretz. Both cases deal with censorship in some way, first of media and then of expressing Pro-Palestinian sentiments. Apparently, Israel plans to impose an official embargo on the Qatar-based news network Al-Jazeera in retaliation for perceived [...]
