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 > Origins… > …fame… > …and Competition dimarts, 14 de novembre de 2006
Al-Jazeera, the controversial and most popular satellite television broadcaster in the Arab world will be launching a new channel tomorrow: Al-Jazeera English, which will broadcast entirely in English 24 hours-a-day. The date for the launch was announced on 1 November, coinciding with the tenth anniversary of the station which broadcasts from Qatar, a small emirate on the Arabian Peninsula.
Al-Jazeera English aims to become the foremost English-language station covering events in the Middle East and to transmit quality information to the West about developing countries. The station aims to reach an audience of 40m to 50m viewers (a number exceeded by the station's Arab-language channel) and, in so doing, compete with the two giant satellite broadcasters, CNN International and BBC World. The new channel will broadcast news (12 hours), analysis, documentaries and debates and will have centres in Doha (Qatar), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), London (England) and Washington (United States). Al Jazeera English will be staffed by correspondents and presenters who have worked with the world's most well-known TV broadcasters: the BBC, CNN, NBC, ITV, Sky News, etc.
 
Origins…)
+ Map of Qatar.
Al-Jazeera was started in 1996 by sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani who, the year before, had deposed his father as emir of Qatar, a small country but very rich in oil and gas. The new sheikh put forward proposals to modernise and liberalise the country. Al Jazeera was the ultimate symbol of the emir's reforms. The new station, made up mainly of staff taken from the BBC's short-lived Arabic-language service, soon stood out for its open and independent news gathering. This was in contrast to the reality of many countries in the region which were dominated by authoritarian regimes that restricted freedom of expression.
…fame…)
+ Al-Jazeera was the first to air recorded statements by Osama Bin Laden.
However, al-Jazeera didn't become internationally famous until the start of the 21st century, mainly for two reasons: broadcasting footage of al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden following the attacks of September 11 2001, and for its on-the-ground coverage of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, in 2001 and 2003 respectively. During its ten years of existence, the Qatarian station has received praise for, in particular, the objectivity and rigour of its news service. However it is has also come in for severe criticism. The United States has accused it of being a platform for Islamic radicalism. According to news reports, US president George Bush even went so far as to consider bombing the station's headquarters in Doha.
…and Competition
+ Al-Arabiya and al-Hurra were set up as a rivals to Al-Jazeera.
But criticism hasn't only come from the United States. It has also come from some Arab countries fearful about freedom of expression, with the appearance of television stations aimed at reducing al-Jazeera's influence. Such is the case of al-Arabiya, launched in 2003 and based in Dubai (United Arab Emirates) and financed by Saudi Arabia, and of al-Hurra, set up in 2004 as a US-government initiative.
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- Perfil de Qatar.
- Els últims sondatges de la pàgina d'al-Jazira.
- Una mirada als mitjans de comunicació internacionals.
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