Al-Jazeera, literally the island is a Qatari broadcaster
with headquarters in Doha, Qatar.
Initially launched as an Arabic news channel detailing current affairs Al-Jazeera
has expanded into a large media network in multiple languages. Al Jazeera is maintained by the government of
Qatar and services much of the Arabic world with news information. Al-Jazeera is the most watched television
source for most of the Arabic world.
Al-Jazeera was one of the few Arabic news stations to broadcast the
events of the Afghanistan War in 2003. Al-Jazeera
was initially created following the closure of BBC’s Arabic Language television
program. Al-Jazeera pitched important
issues not related to its home country broadcasting impartial stances on issues
within the Arabic world. Al Jazeera
shocked viewers with its truthful portrayal of Israel, not usually seen in most
Arabic countries, by showing Israeli citizens speaking Hebrew as well as its
covering of the Iraqi War. In the time
following the terrorist attacks of September 11, Al Jazeera aired videos it
received from Al-Qaeda and the Taliban.
Al Jazeera in 2003 launched their own English website broadcasting news
in Arabic perspective. The new English
Al Jazeera faced many challenges due to fears that Al Jazeera voiced sympathies
to extremist causes. Many non-Arabic
Muslim viewers in Europe and Asia listen to Al-Jazeera English and the news
station not operates a significant presence in the news in even America. Al Jazeera America launched in 2013 and is
now a premier cable service with studios in Manhattan, New York. Due to this new launching Al Jazeera reports
many issues in the Middle East that most Americans are not familiar with. Also, Al Jazeera is broadcast and is
available in most countries of the world informing many viewers on issues in
the Arabic world in both Arabic and many other languages.
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