While the programs offered mainly focus on global news and events of the day, they also offer an assortment of programs covering a range of regional topics.
While programs of political debates and discussions tend to be the most popular, other shows covering topics such as Business , sports news, as well as the latest entertainment and celebrity gossip, coverage of the fashion world, and the latest innovations in science and health have their share of the audience. Interactive programming that involve audience participation is also highly popular. Al-Jazeera English is well positioned to help advertisers reach out to this ever growing audience.
Journalists can contact us at the following address:. The Al Jazeera Press Office Inbox is regularly checked during office hours and inquiries will be answered as quickly as possible. Published On 13 Dec More from Features. Hussein had traveled to Egypt to visit his family.
As of mid, Hussein had spent almost two years under interrogation, without charge. Countless Egyptian journalists - some affiliated with Al Jazeera, others not - have been pursued relentlessly since the media crackdown that began in In the span of four years, Al Jazeera lost seven brave souls who defied everything to tell the world what was going on in the fog of Syria's war.
Mohamed Al-Massalma was killed on January 18, , by a sniper. He was a correspondent, covering the fighting in Deraa, in southern Syria. Hussein Abbas was killed on May 1, He was a citizen journalist on his way home after covering fighting in the outskirts of Idlib, in northern Syria. Mohamed Al Qasim was killed on September 10, , in an ambush staged by unidentified assailts, while on his way back from covering the fighting in the outskirts of Idlib. Mahran Al Deery was killed on December 10, Mohammed al-Asfar was killed on June 26, He was a cameraman, and was filming clashes in the Manshiya neighborhood of Deraa.
Zakariya Ibrahim was killed on December 7. He was a cameraman, and he was hit by shrapnel while covering the bombardment of a suburb of Homs, in western Syria.
Ibrahim Al Omar was killed on July 11, The channel was lauded for its level-headed coverage of politics, culture and business in North and South America, and brought fresh perspectives from around the world to a US audience. According to a Bilateral Investment Treaty between Egypt and Qatar — which guaranteed fair treatment of investors in each country — Al Jazeera had to wait for six months before formalizing the arbitration process.
Al Jazeera waited more one year for the Egyptian government to engage in fruitful discussions. On May 3, , the website and its platforms were shut down as part of a "workforce optimization" carried out by Al Jazeera Media Network, according to a statement from the Network, which added that the decision to shut down the platform was difficult but "consistent with the developments in the media industry worldwide.
Specializing in videos optimized for mobile devices, it quickly shot to the forefront of the social media news revolution. After Saudi Arabia launched its military intervention in Yemen in March , the country became more dangerous than usual for journalists. They were later released.
In August, Mubarak Al-Ebadi, a Yemeni journalist freelancing with Al Jazeera, was killed while reporting on the fighting in Al Jawf, in the northern part of the country. See entry on all Al Jazeera journalists killed in the line of duty. Under the banner of "Journalism at Risk," IPI members from across the globe exchanged experiences on best practices for journalists to cover events safely and independently.
IPI is a global network of journalists, editors and media executives from nearly countries from across the world and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria. It was founded in to defend media freedom and the free flow of information. On March 21, , Al Jazeera hosted more than delegates of media organizations from countries in Doha as part of the World Media Summit. Opening ceremony of the World Media Summit in Doha. On its 20th birthday November Al Jazeera Arabic undertook its biggest shifting of programming in years, with 14 new shows launching on the screen:.
Presented by former Gaza correspondent Tamer Misshal. The morning show was added to Al Jazeera's lineup in November Now defunct, as the host, Ali Dhufairi a Saudi citizen , was forced to resign from Al Jazeera at the outset of the Gulf crisis. Hosted by Nazih Al-Ahdab. Nazih Al-Ahdab takes a cynical look at the week's news. Instead of a traditional one-hour news broadcast covering the events of the day, the show now focuses on the three biggest topics of the day, and devotes about 20 minutes to each.
This immersive studio houses all of the Network's virtual reality and augmented reality storytelling initiatives. Pushing the boundaries of narrative storytelling. On June 5, Saudi Arabia withdrew the license for Al Jazeera to operate in the country, and on the next day, Jordan followed suit. On June 9, Saudi officials threatened to cancel the license of any hotel in the kingdom that offered Al Jazeera in its guest rooms.
For a few hours on June 17, , the main Twitter handle of Al Jazeera Arabic — with 12 million followers at the time — was suspended. Officials in Riyadh demanded that any Saudi nationals who worked for Al Jazeera resign. On June 21, Al Jazeera lost a well-respected talk show host, Ali Dhufairi, amongst other journalists.
On September 13, , Snap Inc. Four days later Snapchat complied. Snap had been in long discussions with Al Jazeera in the run-up to launching Arabic channels in Snapchat Discover, and Al Jazeera had just become available in May of that year.
The political rift between Qatar and her neighbors dominated the headlines in the second half of On November 1, , Al Jazeera launched an audio-first media brand, Jetty. The podcast studio specializes in finding diverse voices and developing original news and entertainment for global audiophiles. Jetty debuted with Closer Than They Appear, hosted by Carvell Wallace, who presented a mashup of personal narratives and conversations about life in modern-day America.
In October , Jetty launched, "The Take," a look at the week's most important issues. In March the studio launched "Game of Our Lives," a series of conversations with sports writer David Goldblatt, focusing on the intersection between football aka soccer and power, race, class, gender and culture.
Over the course of two seasons Season 2 launched in June , Goldblatt examined the dual themes of globalisation and human nature through the lens of the world's most popular sport. More than films from 30 countries competed. The leadership of Al Jazeera Balkans said the festival is one of the ways the Channel is promoting documentary film and supporting filmmakers in Central Europe. A delegation from Al Jazeera Media Network attended the annual event to connect with African distribution platforms and companies, expand opportunities of content acquisition from the African market and get more exposure for the Al Jazeera brand.
Their objective was also to increase distribution of Al Jazeera's channels on platforms in Africa. More than 1, delegates representing companies attended the expo, including ad agencies, design studios and media leaders. Skip to main content. We'll keep on shedding light on the dark corners, and telling the stories that need to be told. Our History. What's in a name? All of the following apply: It can refer to the Arabian peninsula in general.
It can refer to Qatar, which is a peninsula within the Arabian peninsula. Al Jazeera as an island of professional journalism in a part of the world where professional journalism is traditionally not prevalent. A Bureau in Afghanistan In Afghanistan, the Taliban government had given permission for three international media organisations to open bureaus in the capital.
Photo: AP Clashes began to spread throughout the occupied Palestinian territories. Al Jazeera was the channel of record on the crisis for the next four years.
By May 6, , the permission to broadcast from the country was cancelled. Upon regaining his freedom, he has taken up residence in Doha since March 11, On May 10, , Bahrain banned Al Jazeera for two years. By this time, Al Jazeera had 23 bureaus and about 1, employees. It continues to be a leading source of global news and analysis.
The following day, US-led forces announced they had occupied Baghdad. The extent of the spying, and whether it is ongoing, is unclear. Covering the Game-changing Palestinian Election One of the few free and fair elections in the Arab world took place in the occupied Palestinian territories on January 25, Israel Attacks Lebanon Al Jazeera had a significant role in reporting the July war from both sides of the borders.
Exclusive Coverage of the Ogaden Issue In , Al Jazeera was one of the few media organisations that managed to enter Ogaden, a bitterly disputed region between Somalia and Ethiopia. Making Human Rights Part of the Newsroom Steeped in the belief that strong and vocal media can advance the cause of basic human rights, Al Jazeera established a permanent Human Rights desk within all of its newsrooms on November 1, Gaza Freedom Flotilla - Al Jazeera Live From the Sea In May , activists from around the world set out to travel by sea to connect to the people of the Gaza, despite the air, sea and land blockade imposed by Israel on the Palestinians in the Strip.
The disclosures offered a candid picture of the negotiation process, covering the Palestinian Authority's willingess to: Concede illegal Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem Be "creative" about the status of Al Aqsa Mosque Make compromises on refugees and the right of return Al Jazeera also exposed the nature of US pressure on Palestinian officials, and details on the extent of "security coordination" between Palestinian officials and their Israeli counterparts.
Clampdown on Al Jazeera Part III: Throughout the Arab world in , peaceful demands for change were facing brutal repression, and Al Jazeera's journalists were on the front lines of history in the making. By March the government in Yemen had cancelled accreditation for Al Jazeera to operate there.
Cutting Through the Fog of War Being the journal of record in the region, Al Jazeera has been on the frontlines in conflict zones since its birth. See entry on journalists killed while covering Syria's war. By the end of , Al Jazeera was officially banned from more than a third of Arab countries. In addition to cable, ADSL, mobile platforms and satellite, Al Jazeera English will be available as a live stream to the one billion users of the internet worldwide.
It will provide live streams of the channel, together with RSS feeds, e-mail newsletters and interactive discussion boards. Published On 14 Nov
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