2008 Woodie Awards
Al Jazeera launches English channel
Kyle Charley
Issue date: 12/8/06 Section: News
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According to www.cnn.com, Al Jazeera, a television station in the Middle East, launched an English speaking channel known as "Al Jazeera English" on Nov. 15, 2006, which includes a broadcast center in Washington D.C.
Al Jazeera has been a source of controversy and criticism since the start of the Iraq War. The Fox News Channel has made allegations that Al Jazeera showed videos of hostages being beheaded by terrorists although it hasn't yet been proved that the images were shown on the Al Jazeera network.
The U.S. government has also attacked Al Jazeera by claiming that the network was openly providing terrorist propaganda to support the al-Qaeda agenda. This criticism started after the 9/11 attacks when Al Jazeera showed videos of Osama bin Laden speaking to justify the attacks on American soil.
In 2004, the documentary film "Control Room" was released at the Sundance Film Festival. The film was directed by Jehane Noujaim and attempted to probe the allegations of Al Jazeera having a media bias.
While the film investigated the possibility of Al Jazeera having a media bias, it also looked at other news stations such as CNN and Fox News for having their own media bias.
Footage of Al Jazeera broadcasts have been used by news outlets such as CNN and the BBC.
News from Al Jazeera can also be seen on the internet with their English web site http://english.aljazeera.net/ as well as some sites for other languages.
In light of the controversy and criticism, Al Jazeera has enjoyed an increase in popularity. It is regarded as being the most watched news station in the Middle East and has a growing American and British fanbase.
The English broadcast of Al Jazeera can be seen in North America by satellite and cable services that provide DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting) from the "Intelsat Americas 5" satellite. However, it is no longer available from "Sky Digital" satellite in the U.K.
Al Jazeera has been a source of controversy and criticism since the start of the Iraq War. The Fox News Channel has made allegations that Al Jazeera showed videos of hostages being beheaded by terrorists although it hasn't yet been proved that the images were shown on the Al Jazeera network.
The U.S. government has also attacked Al Jazeera by claiming that the network was openly providing terrorist propaganda to support the al-Qaeda agenda. This criticism started after the 9/11 attacks when Al Jazeera showed videos of Osama bin Laden speaking to justify the attacks on American soil.
In 2004, the documentary film "Control Room" was released at the Sundance Film Festival. The film was directed by Jehane Noujaim and attempted to probe the allegations of Al Jazeera having a media bias.
While the film investigated the possibility of Al Jazeera having a media bias, it also looked at other news stations such as CNN and Fox News for having their own media bias.
Footage of Al Jazeera broadcasts have been used by news outlets such as CNN and the BBC.
News from Al Jazeera can also be seen on the internet with their English web site http://english.aljazeera.net/ as well as some sites for other languages.
In light of the controversy and criticism, Al Jazeera has enjoyed an increase in popularity. It is regarded as being the most watched news station in the Middle East and has a growing American and British fanbase.
The English broadcast of Al Jazeera can be seen in North America by satellite and cable services that provide DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting) from the "Intelsat Americas 5" satellite. However, it is no longer available from "Sky Digital" satellite in the U.K.