Title: Al-Jazeera
Description: Al-Jazeera, the independent, all-Arab television news network based in Qatar, emerged as ambassador to the Arab world in the events following September 11, 2001. Arabic for "the island," Al-Jazeera has "scooped" the western media conglomerates many times. With its exclusive access to Osama Bin Laden and members of the Taliban, its reputation was burnished quickly through its exposure on CNN. During the 2003 war in Iraq, Al-Jazeera seemed to be everywhere, reporting dramatic stories and images, even as it strived to maintain its independence as an international free press news network. Al-Jazeera sheds light on the background of the network: how it operates, the programs it broadcasts, its effects on Arab viewers, the reactions of the West and Arab states, the implications for the future of news broadcasting in the Middle East, and its struggle for a free press and public opinion in the Arab world. -- Back cover.
Subjects: Al Jazeera (Television network), Mass media, Mass media and public opinion, Political aspects of Mass media, Press coverage, Television and the war, Television broadcasting of news, War on Terrorism, 2001-, War on Terrorism, 2001-2009, PERFORMING ARTS, Al-Jazeera, Political aspects, Television, General, Mass media, middle east, Television broadcasting of news--arab countries, Mass media--political aspects, Mass media--political aspects--arab countries, Mass media and public opinion--arab countries, He8700.9.q22 e42 2003, 070.195
Places: Arab countries, Qatar