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I've added two sources to say that it is independent. If you want to say that it is influenced politically by the Qatari government then the burden of proof is on you to prove that it is so, not on others to prove that it is not.  There are sources out there that point to the station's independence having been called into question on a one or two occasions.  By all means add that to the criticism section and include a brief summary of that in the lede, but bear in mind WP:WEIGHT and don't devote an entire paragraph of the lede to a minority criticism. Please also bear in mind WP:RS.  That rules out Tea Party blogs and suchlike. Eamonnca1 TALK "