Word: al-jazeera
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Depending on your point of view, Al-Jazeera is either a shining example of independent Arab media or an infamously irresponsible, biased news outlet. Whether it’s airing exposés on government corruption in Saudi Arabia, discussing political Islam on one of its talk shows or broadcasting graphic images of American corpses being dragged through Baghdad, Al-Jazeera doesn’t shrink from controversy. Biased or not, Al-Jazeera as a media outlet is certainly “free” in the fullest sense of the word. With its unhindered reporting style, Al-Jazeera...
...look to uncover bias will always be off camera. In Al-Jazeera’s case, you’ll find that literally all of the station’s top executives—the people who draw its editorial line, produce its documentary pieces and run its day-to-day operations—have a larger than normal bone to pick with Israel and its closest ally, the United States. That’s at least in part because nearly all of upper management at Al-Jazeera is Palestinian or Jordanian (which is usually code...
...Al-Jazeera’s free-wheeling, emotional style of reporting has attracted criticism from all angles. Media intellectuals fear that Al-Jazeera is setting a bad example for Arab media by not adhering stringently to Western media practices. Arab leaders chafe under the bad press they get for denying their people a say in government—Al-Jazeera has single-handedly ruined relations between Qatar and Saudi Arabia. And American government officials fear that the mix of pan-Arab nationalism, muted Islamism and outright anti-Western bias espoused by the station will only incite the Arab world...
This bias is reflected in the tenor of any reporting that Al-Jazeera does on the Arab-Israeli conflict and on the current war in Iraq. Pieces about the Arab-Israeli conflict often lack a serious exploration of the Israeli side of the story, although recently Al-Jazeera has started to cover official Israeli press conferences more diligently. Al-Jazeera’s coverage of Iraq is no different. Where CNN runs special reports entitled, “The Struggle for Iraq,” Al-Jazeera’s English website features reports with the slightly more succinct title...
...That said, wherever I’ve been internationally has also been as a direct result of my Harvard affiliation. Being from a school with brand recognition opens doors in Latin American slums and Arab satellite new channels alike (I spent part of my summer working for Al-Jazeera). A fellow from UMASS could have had the same experiences, but he’d have to be a lot more qualified. A Harvard ID is your passport to opportunities that other students only dream of. And if you want to work and study in developing countries, it?...