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Giant
join:2002-11-19

Giant

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Al-Jazeera employees resign

Al-Jazeera employees resign over the channel’s biased coverage

"Many employees at Al-Jazeera news channel are resigning over the Qatari-based news network's biased coverage of events taking place in the Middle East."

"Al-Jazeera is...accused of blowing the opposition movement in Syria out of proportion and covering up the truth in the country."

"It is also accused of fabricating whole stories about Libya and Syria and even staging its own footage at undisclosed locations. Al-Jazeera is also said to be forcing editors to give the stories a twist to benefit the state of Qatar's political views."

"It is widely believed that the Emir of Qatar has a direct influence on the nature of programs broadcaste in Al-Jazeera."

"Many employees at bureaus across the world including Lebanon have left their jobs over Al-Jazeera's biased stance against the Syrian government and in favor of the Bahraini regime. The latest person to quit was a key managing director."

jap
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join:2003-08-10
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jap

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Umm, you are quoting Iran's PressTV. That's like asking Apple for an opinion statement on Samsung phones.

kamm
join:2001-02-14
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kamm

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BWAHAHA, great analogy!

No sane person would buy into any Iranian propaganda - they are afraid, very afraid of AJ's open news about the anti-authoritarian changes across the Middle-East hence their pro-Assad stance and hatred toward any free flow of information.
Giant
join:2002-11-19

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Giant

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Al Jazeera plays the piper, but Qatar calls the tune

"The long-time Berlin correspondent for Al Jazeera, Aktham Suliman, recently resigned from his post. The journalist tells DW [Deutsche Welle] that the Qatari government is exercising undue influence on Al Jazeera's reporting."

"In Syria, too, society is divided. You have the pro-Assad people, and those who are against him. However, when you make one side out to be mass murderers and turn the others into saints you're fueling the conflict, not presenting the situation in an appropriate and balanced way. There are murders, injustices and good things on both sides. But you don't see that on Al Jazeera. My problem is and was: When I see Al Jazeera's Syrian coverage, I don't really understand what's going on there. And that's the first thing I expect from journalism."

"Other countries like Jordan and Bahrain are experiencing similar phenomena - rebellion and protest against their ruling classes. But there's far less reporting on them. You'll notice how that corresponds to the state of Qatar's foreign policy."

"What's your take on German reporting on the Gulf states?"

"Catastrophic, scandalous, unforgivable. Of course, German and Western politicians are required to defend the interests of their countries. But why do journalists do that? It's extremely rare that German media report critically about Saudi Arabia or Qatar. There's seldom any reference to the fact that in Saudi Arabia you need a filming permit even if you're filming on the street, nor is there much discussion about the human rights situation in these countries."