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Tag: Al Jazeera English

  • Al Jazeera, the Marash analysis

    So Dave Marash admits he quit Al Jazeera English after being bumped out of the anchor chair and on to the road. Not exactly how he first explained it. Still, we all have our amour propre, what is interesting in the CJR piece is his analysis of the shifting politics of Qatar (my links in…

  • Al Jazeera English: management shake-up

    I try not to pass on every rumour I hear, but on at least two separate occasions recently strong hints have been dropped to me that suggest a management shake up is coming soon at Al Jazeera English. This is code for someone replacing CEO Nigel Parsons. Parsons has survived much longer than I would…

  • Wikipedia: the gift that keeps on giving…

    It seems that even television is not safe from Wikipedia spotters. A Syrian blog points to some smooth script re-purposing over at Al Jazeera English on their series A Question of Arab Unity. ALJAZ“Nasser and his fellow officers assured Britain that it would respect British citizens and property in Egypt, limiting the possibility of intervention…

  • What’s gone wrong at Al Jazeera English?

    Check out the anonymous piece below on Al Jazeera English, posted – bizarrely – in the comments section of a Dubai media blog on 26 December, 2007. It certainly chimes with some of the things I’ve heard. And further below, more on soft-pedalling re. Saudi Arabia at AJE’s Arabic sister channel: What’s gone wrong at…