06-03-2012, 07:26 AM
Magda Hassan Wrote:Al Jazeera did some good coverage of Egypt but when it came to Libya they were bloody dreadful.
AJ has done and still does some great journalism and reportage. However, it has become more politicized and always was, a wee bit - but now it is much greater since the directorship change [I'll try to get the date!]. They are not even handed and at times, especially lately, I've been shocked by their slant on a few issues - they seem to be coming directly from the Royal Family that funds [and now directly runs] the station. Their documentaries are almost without equal on broadcast or streamed media, at times; ditto much of their reporting - but they do seem to now have some red lines not to cross or to cross in a very one-sided way. It shouldn't be run and owned by a royal family - but that is not going to change. Its a mixed bag and you have to sometimes remember that they are trying not to upset the Quatari Royals or towing their line vis-a-vis some matter or country. NB The change in directors occurred on 21 Sept 2011.
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"Civil disobedience is not our problem. Our problem is civil obedience! People are obedient in the face of poverty, starvation, stupidity, war, and cruelty. Our problem is that grand thieves are running the country. That's our problem!" - Howard Zinn
"If there is no struggle there is no progress. Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and never will" - Frederick Douglass