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Guantanamo detainee Sami al-Hajj to receive international press freedom award
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted September 15 2008, 11.00pm
Al Jazeera cameraman held for six years at Guantanamo recognised with Canadian award (more)

Al Jazeera receives first International Emmy nominations
From Media Network Weblog. Posted August 16 2008, 11.08am
Al Jazeera’s English-language coverage of the Myanmar crackdown and a current affairs programme have earned the network its first International Emmy news nominations. Besides Al Jazeera English, the Qatar-based satellite news channel, nominated networks include the Canadian Broadcasting Corp, TV Globo in Brazil, Pro TV News in Romania, ITV News in the United Kingdom and [...] (more)

Al Jazeera English expands Spanish reach
From Media Network Weblog. Posted July 23 2008, 1.02pm
Al Jazeera Network has unveiled a new contract with TSF On Sat that takes the channel to over 3.2 million households across Spain on the Hispasat satellite network. Al Jazeera English (AJE) currently reaches over 120 million households worldwide. Al Jazeera English programming will be broadcast on TSF’s satellite platform and on digital terrestrial television [...] (more)

Al Jazeera to live stream on Polish news channel
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted July 14 2008, 11.00pm
Al Jazeera English is the first international broadcaster to live stream news on Onet.pl (more)

ITN to provide archive video footage for Al Jazeera
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 24 2008, 4.17pm
ITN Source has signed a 'six figure' deal with Al Jazeera to make 800,000 hours of archived video content available to the broadcaster, a press release has said. The network and production companies making programmes for Al Jazeera will have access to footage from Channel 4, Reuters, Granada and ITN as part of the deal. The agreement [...] (more)

Al Jazeera?s Morocco chief charged
From Media Network Weblog. Posted June 14 2008, 2.28pm
Hassan Rachidi, the head of Al Jazeera’s bureau in Morocco, has been charged with broadcasting false information and conspiracy, a court source has said. Rachidi has been accused of disseminating false information relating to protests in the southwestern Moroccan port of Sidi Ifni. Ibrahim Sebaa El-Layl, an official with the Moroccan Human Rights Centre (CMDH), was [...] (more)

Al Jazeera English wins gong at TV festival
From Biz Asia. Posted June 13 2008, 12.21pm
Al Jazeera English (AJE) has won the award for 'Best 24 Hour News Programme' at the prestigious 48th Monte Carlo Television Festival. The Award recognized Al Jazeera English's extensive international reach and efforts to dig deeper to give its international audience a richer understanding of the events that affect their lives. Al Jazeera English beat entries from BBC News, Sky News, Lisboa TV and the Phoenix Satellite Television Company to take home the award. Among the specific reports highlighted at the Festival were Nour Odeh's groundbreaking reports from Gaza, where she brought the suffering of the Gazan people to life when she was caught in the middle of a violent street battle between Hamas and Fatah. While shooting live in Gaza, Nour and her producer Ashraf Al-Amritti lost contact with the newsroom in Doha and were forced to rely on their mobile phone to continue reporting events as they occurred. Once the live video feed returned, Nour's cameraman, Iyad Al-Dahdouh, filmed the continued fighting while coming under RPG and small arms fire. Following the broadcast of the fighting on Al Jazeera, both sides in the Gaza battles agreed to a ceasefire. In addition to 'Best 24 Hour News Programme', AJE received nominations in every news category at the awards show, including 'Best TV Item' for James Bays' Taliban Embedded, which was awarded a second place prize, and 'Best News Documentary' for Tony Birtley's Inside Myanmar - The Crackdown. Commenting on the nominations, AJE's Managing Director Tony Burman said, "I am very excited that the AJE Newshour has been recognized as the best 24 hour news program in the world. For me, the award demonstrates the commitment of AJE's staff to giving a voice to the voiceless, of telling vital stories that are not on the agenda of the western news networks. Whether risking their lives to cover the bloodshed in Gaza, to travel with a Taliban cell in Afghanistan or to tell the world the real story from inside Myanmar, where we are the only international broadcaster with a permanent presence, AJE employees are telling the untold story and are putting real people back at the center of the news agenda. I am extremely proud that the world is paying attention to the hard work and dedication of the AJE staff, and each and every one of them should be congratulated for this recognition." Al Jazeera English launched in November 2006 with the goal of balancing the flow of news from the global south to the north and covering stories which are rarely seen in international news broadcasts. Using broadcast centers strategically placed in Kuala Lumpur, Doha, London and Washington, DC and bureaus around the world, AJE is posed to continue bringing its unique perspective on world events to over 110 million households around the world. Related links: Al Jazeera appoints new MD for English news channel Al Jazeera English celebrates one year on-air Al Jazeera English in talks with Virgin Media Al Jazeera English makes official launch (more)

Egyptian broadcasting company under government threat
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 24 2008, 5.34pm
The Egyptian government is enforcing a media licensing law that punishes any company associated with broadcasting information and reports that are critical of the government, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said. Cairo News Company (CNC) is at the center of the controversy, the PANA reported today. The Cairo company provided Al Jazeera with coverage of the [...] (more)

Al Jazeera English retools after defections - Herald Tribune
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 18 2008, 12.41pm
The English-language offshoot of Al Jazeera, the Arabic television news network, is pushing for a “breakthrough” that would make the channel available to American TV viewers and help it move beyond a turbulent start-up phase, according to its new managing director, Tony Burman. The hiring of Burman, a former editor in chief of the Canadian Broadcasting [...] (more)

Al Jazeera appoints new MD for English news channel
From Biz Asia. Posted May 14 2008, 9.46pm
The Al Jazeera Network today announced that it has appointed Tony Burman as the new Managing Director for the Al Jazeera English channel. He replaces Nigel Parsons who will assume the position of Managing Director of Business Acquisition & Development. The appointment of Mr. Burman comes as the relatively new channel embarks on the next stage of its development with expansion of programming, bureaus, audience reach and investigative journalism. Until recently, he was Editor in Chief and Executive Director of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC News) and has been an award-winning news and documentary producer with field experience in more than 30 countries and several continents including the Middle East, Africa, Europe and Latin America. Mr. Burman, while head of CBC's news and current affairs operations, the largest news organization in Canada, implemented the successful integration of CBC’s radio, TV and online operations. Wadah Khanfar, the Director General of the Al Jazeera Network stated, "Al Jazeera welcomes Tony in his new role and we look forward to his contribution in building on Al Jazeera's success as one of the world’s most influential broadcast news brands. The current change is designed to enrich the core of Al Jazeera’s mission – its journalism of depth, its commitment to providing a diversity of viewpoints, its dedication to giving “a voice to the voiceless" and ensuring that the human story is at the centre of the news agenda." Tony Burman, commenting upon his appointment stated, "I am proud to be assuming this role and I look forward to building on my predecessor Mr. Parsons achievements. Al Jazeera’s newsrooms are the most diverse in the world, drawing on journalists, broadcast executives, production personnel and support staff from more than 50 countries and I look forward to capitalizing on this strength through increased investment in investigative journalism, more provocative and insightful current affairs and expansion of the Network's large worldwide network of more than 60 news bureaus. In the months ahead, I will also put an emphasis on the expansion of Al Jazeera’s vast audience reach into important new areas of the world, most notably North America." The English channel was launched in November 2006 and is now available to more than 100 million households worldwide. It is availble on the Sky Digital platform in the UK. (more)

Al Jazeera appoints new chief to oversee US drive
From Press Gazette. Posted May 14 2008, 12.00am
Al Jazeera English has appointed a new managing director charged with overseeing expansion into North America. (more)

Al Jazeera TV says hit by Morocco broadcast ban
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 7 2008, 10.08am
Moroccan authorities have banned Al Jazeera television from broadcasting a news programme focusing on north Africa from its studios in Morocco, the Qatar-based Arabic network said yesterday. Authorities gave no reason for the ban against the nightly news broadcast, Al Jazeera said, adding that the programme would be aired from its main studios in the [...] (more)

Al Jazeera cameraman Sami Al-Hajj released
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted May 2 2008, 1.19pm
Al Jazeera cameraman Sami Al-Hajj has been released from Guantanamo bay, after six years at the US military prison. Al-Hajj, who has been on hunger strike since January last year, was flown back to his family in Sudan last night, Al Jazeera reports. The cameraman was detained by US authorities as an 'enemy combatant' in 2002, despite [...] (more)

Journalist freed from Gitmo will work for Al Jazeera again
From Press Gazette. Posted May 2 2008, 12.00am
The Al Jazeera cameraman released from Guantanamo Bay after six years detention will work for the broadcaster again, according to its director general. (more)

Al Jazeera Hires Aberdeen Company
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted April 30 2008, 8.04am
An Aberdeen media and communications agency has been hired by Middle East broadcaster, Al Jazeera, to help train its staff. AVC Media Enterprises will be working with staff serving Europe and America. The training will include documentary making and editing. Al Jazeera English is the first... (more)

Arabic children’s channel makes UK launch
From Biz Asia. Posted March 17 2008, 9.05pm
A channel aimed at Arab children has launched on Sky Digital. The conveniently named Al Jazeera Children's Channel (JCC), presents a range of discovery and learning programs to provide children with information about other cultures, environments, and the world they live in. JCC has made its debut on channel 831 on the Sky Digital platform replacing Mez TV which previously occupied the slot. JCC is a free-to-air channel meaning no subscription is required to view the channel. Related links: Al Jazeera English celebrates one year on-air Al Jazeera English in talks with Virgin Media Al Jazeera English up for Digital Award Al Jazeera to launch new documentary channel Al Jazeera English makes official launch (more)

‘Western media is failing to correct errors about Islam’
From Press Gazette. Posted February 27 2008, 12.00am
The Western media is failing to correct serious factual errors about Islam and the Middle East, according to an Al Jazeera English anchor. (more)

Arab media code ?risk to freedom? - Al Jazeera
From Media Network Weblog. Posted February 15 2008, 2.59pm
Al Jazeera has said a code adopted by Arab states to govern satellite broadcasting could shackle freedom of expression. Arab information ministers meeting on Tuesday in Cairo endorsed the charter, which allows host countries to annul or suspend the licence of any broadcaster found in violation of the rules it sets. The Cairo document stipulates that [...] (more)

Al Jazeera tribunal claimant blocked
From Press Gazette. Posted January 29 2008, 12.00am
A former head of planning at Al Jazeera has had part of her case against the broadcaster dismissed in a pre-hearing review by an employment tribunal. (more)

Al Jazeera English plans relaunch with ?new programmes and new people?
From Media Network Weblog. Posted January 28 2008, 12.46pm
Al Jazeera English (AJE) is aiming to turn up the heat on its rivals in the global 24-hour news broadcasting industry.  The station, which celebrated its first anniversary last November, is planning a hard relaunch in the second-quarter with “new programmes and new people”.  Nigel Parsons, AJE’s managing director, says that the broadcaster is in ‘pole [...] (more)

Al Jazeera ‘fined’ $73,000
From Rapid TV News. Posted January 17 2008, 12.56pm
A Kuwaiti lower court has fined 24-hour news channel Al Jazeera for “insulting” the state. (more)

Global hostage crisis service for journalists set up
From Press Gazette. Posted January 17 2008, 12.00am
A global hostage crisis service backed by the BBC, CNN and Al Jazeera has been set up to help journalists in kidnap situations. (more)

Clark sees AJE in work tribunal
From Press Gazette. Posted December 21 2007, 12.00am
The former head of news and programmes at Al Jazeera English has taken the broadcaster to an employment tribunal. (more)

Al Jaz English gets Singapore carriage
From Rapid TV News. Posted December 4 2007, 8.36pm
Singapore’s Media Development Authority has approved Al Jazeera’s English-language channel for distribution. (more)

SW Radio Africa concerned about Al Jazeera?s reports from Zimbabwe
From Media Network Weblog. Posted November 30 2007, 5.40pm
Gerry Jackson, Station Manager of SW Radio Africa*, writes concerning today’s Al Jazeera report on the ‘million man march’ in Harare, in support of Robert Mugabe: “Their correspondent, Supa Mandiwanzira, is a known supporter of the ruling party and also provides reports to the South Africa Broadcasting Corporation.   “He does not mention that thousands of people were [...] (more)

IPTV World Forum Middle East And Africa 2007 Sets New Standards In The Region
From Press Release, via webitpr. Posted November 26 2007, 10.08am
Last month?s inaugural IPTV World Forum Middle East and Africa 2007, was an unprecedented success with the show attracting over 700 attendees, who were able to see over 20 exhibiting companies from across the region (www.iptv-mea.com). Key speeches came from Khaled Taha, Director of Technology for Al Jazeera Network; Marc-Antoin d?Halluin, President and CEO for Show Time Arabia, UAE; Mohammad Byouk, Senior Manager of Consumer Multimedia and IPTV for Qatar Telecom; Alessandro Petazzi, Director of... (more)

Al Jazeera: 'It's no hangout for al-Qa'ida'
From The Independent. Posted November 19 2007, 12.55am
Stepping out of his studio at Al Jazeera English and striding purposefully on to the street, Sir David Paradine Frost seems impervious to London's winter chill, as he briefly adjourns from filming and heads up Knightsbridge to the Library Bar of the Lanesborough hotel, where the staff nod to him in recognition and the barman promptly reaches for a bottle of the presenter's favourite Chablis. (more)

US airing for Al Jazeera is imminent, claims Phillips
From Press Gazette. Posted November 19 2007, 12.00am
Al Jazeera English will launch on an American network within the next six months, according to its London bureau chief. (more)

Al Jazeera US launch imminent, says London bureau chief
From Press Gazette. Posted November 19 2007, 12.00am
Al Jazeera English will launch on an American network within the next six months, according to its London bureau chief. (more)

Al Jazeera English celebrates one year on-air
From Biz Asia. Posted November 14 2007, 11.03pm
Al Jazeera English will celebrate its one year anniversary tomorrow (15th November). Since its launch in 2006, the channel has been setting the news agenda with award winning reporting from the under-represented corners of the globe. "We can all be proud of our achievements. We proved the sceptics wrong and created a new channel that is already recognised as one of the major voices in global journalism," said Managing Director of Al Jazeera English, Nigel Parsons To mark the passing of its maiden year, Al Jazeera English will promote its extensive editorial scope with some of its best known presenters reporting live from key stories across the world. The channel will showcase its dedication to accurate hard-hitting journalism through the exclusive broadcast of up to date special reports and first person accounts from some of the children who have been directly affected by the complex issues at the core of many landmark stories. With it's four broadcast centres in Doha, Kuala Lumpur, London and Washington DC, Al Jazeera English is the first international TV news channel to provide a single 24-hour news feed to the entire English-speaking world. Just recently the channel was acclaimed for producing unparalleled and exclusive coverage from Myanmar, Burma – where undercover reporters vividly portrayed the violence that was used against protestors. Other high points in Al Jazeera English’s remarkable first year included being the only English-speaking TV station covering the Hamas takeover from inside Gaza, with its own offices becoming part of the battleground, its unrivalled coverage of the conflict between the rebel and Government/NATO forces in Afghanistan, being the first to announce Tony Blair’s new job after finishing as British PM, with the Middle East Quartet, and some historic one-on-one interviews with leading figure from all over the world. Related links: Al Jazeera English in talks with Virgin Media Al Jazeera English makes official launch (more)

Al Jazeera English: 1st Anniversary
From Rapid TV News. Posted November 13 2007, 8.11pm
A guest blogger to Rapid TV News asks why US viewers cannot watch Al Jazeera’s English network. (more)

Chewing the cud in the ultimate nimby
From Press Gazette. Posted November 13 2007, 12.00am
While Al Jazeera English’s strength in foreign news and politics is to be applauded, a year on its reluctance to criticise its owner, the micro-state of Qatar, gives cause for concern (more)

Fears grow for hunger strike journalist held in Guantanamo
From Press Gazette. Posted October 19 2007, 12.00am
Concern for the health of Al Jazeera cameraman Sami Al-Haj, the only journalist held at Guantanamo Bay, increased this week after news that his weight has plummeted because of a decision to reduce force-feeding during Ramadan. (more)

ARY cameraman dead in Bhutto rally blast
From Biz Asia. Posted October 18 2007, 11.32pm
Pakistani broadcaster ARY Digital is mourning the death of one of its cameramen who was one of hundreds killed in the Benazir Bhutto rally blasts in Karachi, Pakistan. A suspected suicide bomber is said to have been among a crowd in Karachi watching former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's return from exile. The director of DM Digital Dr Rehman Malik and one its presenters Mazher Bukhari have also been reported to be injured in the bomb blasts. At the time of filing this article, 115 people had been confirmed dead in the explosions by Pakistani police. News broadcasters BBC News, Sky News CNN, NDTV 24x7, Al Jazeera English, Aaj Tak and ARY Digital all switched to rolling coverage for breaking news from the scene of the catastrophe at around 20:30 earlier this evening. Updated: 19/10/07 (more)

Al Jazeera English in talks with Virgin Media
From Digital Spy. Posted September 26 2007, 10.52am
Reports suggest Al Jazeera English is in carriage talks with Virgin Media. (more)

Al Jazeera on hiring spree for English staff
From Press Gazette. Posted September 21 2007, 12.00am
Arab News channel Al Jazeera is boosting is English language news service with the recruitment of 27 extra editorial staff just under a year after its launch in the UK. (more)

Sami Al-Haj: 'I am afraid I will be the next to die'
From Press Gazette. Posted September 10 2007, 12.00am
Al Jazeera cameraman Sami al-Haj has been on hunger strike at Guantánamo Bay for more than 230 days. Clive Stafford Smith tells his story. (more)

Al Jazeera Sport wins one millionth customer
From Brand Republic. Posted September 5 2007, 3.10pm
LONDON - Al Jazeera Sport Channel now has over one million subscribers, the Qatari broadcaster announced earlier today. (more)

Global warming at Arabic news channels
From Media Network Weblog. Posted June 23 2007, 11.31am
Alvin Snyder, Senior Fellow at the USC Center on Public Diplomacy, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Southern California writes:  ”Tempers at the TV newsrooms of Al Jazeera and Alhurra are flaring with the summer heat, so one can only imagine what August may bring.” “Journalists at Al Jazeera have begun leaking stories to the media and [...] (more)

Guantanamo detainee makes plea for Johnston release
From Press Gazette. Posted June 4 2007, 12.00am
An Al Jazeera TV cameraman held prisoner for years at the US Navy base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has issued a plea for the release of BBC journalist Alan Johnston. (more)

Al-Jazeera English to launch in South Africa
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 30 2007, 10.52am
Text of report by Cambridge-based Broadband TV News website on 30 May International news channel Al Jazeera English is to join the Multichoice DStv platform in Africa. The channel will go live tomorrow (31 May) at 10.00 Central African Time and take channel 62 in the Multichoice EPG. “We are pleased at the addition of Al Jazeera [...] (more)

US cable operator a ?traitor? for carrying Al Jazeera
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 24 2007, 4.23pm
Allan Block was accused of being “a traitor” for adding Al Jazeera English to the lineup at his cable operation, Buckeye CableSystem, a couple of months ago.  “One letter said that I should be prosecuted because I’m a traitor in wartime,” said Block, who is chairman of Block Communications, the media company that owns Toledo, Ohio-based Buckeye. [...] (more)

US cable operator called a ?traitor? for carrying Al Jazeera
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 24 2007, 4.23pm
Allan Block was accused of being “a traitor” for adding Al Jazeera English to the lineup at his cable operation, Buckeye CableSystem, a couple of months ago.  “One letter said that I should be prosecuted because I’m a traitor in wartime,” said Block, who is chairman of Block Communications, the media company that owns Toledo, Ohio-based Buckeye. [...] (more)

Al Jazeera English up for Digital Award
From Biz Asia. Posted May 4 2007, 10.40am
Recently launched international news channel Al Jazeera English has been nominated for an award at this year's Broadcast Digital Channel Awards. Al Jazeera English, which launched last November, will be competing in the 'Best News Channel' category along with favourites Sky News and CNBC Europe. Surprisingly no other Asian TV or radio channel made it to the final shortlist. The awards are in its third year and showcases the best of digital TV and radio channels. The Awards will be held at The Grosvenor House Hotel in London on Wednesday 6th June 2007. (more)

Online marketplace for video and TV launched
From Media Network Weblog. Posted April 16 2007, 12.23pm
Jalipo, a new online distribution network for high-quality TV and video content that aims to act as an alternative to YouTube, launched today with partners including BBC World and Al Jazeera English. Jalipo, which has the former president of Sony Europe Chris Deering as its chairman, will offer a pay-as-you-go credit service to consumers wanting to [...] (more)

Al Jazeera launches own YouTube channel
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted April 16 2007, 11.38am
Video samples of English-language services to be made available on video sharing siteemail this article   digg this   del.icio.us (more)

Al Jazeera English in YouTube partnership
From Digital Spy. Posted April 16 2007, 11.18am
Al Jazeera English launches a branded channel on YouTube. (more)

Somali government lifts ban, media back on air
From Media Network Weblog. Posted January 16 2007, 1.46pm
The Somali government today relaxed a ban on four major media outlets it had closed, accusing them of biased coverage during the Horn of Africa nation’s recent war, media owners said. Officials complained the outlets - including two of Somalia’s largest independent broadcasters and the local office of Al Jazeera TV - aired unconfirmed reports and [...] (more)

Egyptian national broadcaster to launch news channel
From Media Network Weblog. Posted December 11 2006, 10.45am
Alarab Online reports that  Egypt’s state broadcasting company is preparing to launch a new TV news channel in January. Local press reports say it will replace the previous “Nile el Akbar” channel, but few details have emerged so far. Alarab Online says that the arrival in recent years of pan-Arab satellite networks Al Jazeera and Al [...] (more)

AJE gains carriage in Israel
From Digital Spy. Posted November 30 2006, 9.15am
Al Jazeera English gains carriage on Israeli satellite TV provider Yes. (more)

Al Jazeera English gets cold shoulder from US broadcasters
From Press Gazette. Posted November 16 2006, 10.06am
10am: Despite almost a year-long campaign, hardly any US cable networks or TV outlets have signed up to carry Al Jazeera English (more)

Al Jazeera English 'doesn't want to follow the pack'
From Press Gazette. Posted November 16 2006, 12.00am
Al Jazeera's long-awaited English language rolling news channel is determined not to "follow the pack" but set its own news agenda. (more)

Al Jazeera English launches on satellite, but delayed launch the Web
From Media Network Weblog. Posted November 15 2006, 1.00pm
Al Jazeera’s English-language channel launched as planned at 1200 UTC. The launch programme started off very smoothly, though we did note some lip-syncing problems, which comes with the territory of using so many simultaneous satellite feeds. However, the new English website was more than an hour late coming online. Initially, we got a number of error messages, [...] (more)

Al Jazeera hires Ghosh as anchor from ITV News
From Brand Republic. Posted November 7 2006, 11.11am
LONDON - Al Jazeera International, the new 24-hour English-language news and current affairs channel, has appointed Shiulie Ghosh as news anchor at its Doha, Qatar headquarters. (more)

Al Jazeera chief hits out at Blunkett over C4 interview
From Press Gazette. Posted November 2 2006, 12.00am
The head of Al Jazeera's London bureau has accused former home secretary David Blunkett of endangering the lives of his network's journalists. (more)

Al Jazeera International to launch on 15 November
From Press Gazette. Posted October 31 2006, 6.24pm
7pm: More than a year after plans for the channel were announced, Al Jazeera International will finally launch on 15 November. (more)

Blunkett and C4 in row over Al Jazeera comment
From Press Gazette. Posted October 25 2006, 8.00am
8am: A dispute has broken out between David Blunkett and news broadcasters following the Channel 4 Dispatches programme. (more)

Al Jazeera slams Blunkett over Baghdad bombing
From Press Gazette. Posted October 18 2006, 1.50pm
2pm: Al Jazeera says it is outraged by statements made by David Blunkett about the bombing of the channel's Iraq office. (more)

BBC newsreader is the latest presenter to defect to al-Jazeera
From The Independent. Posted October 6 2006, 12.09am
The BBC newscaster Darren Jordon, yesterday became the latest high profile presenter to join the soon-to-be-launched Al Jazeera International. (more)

Darren Jordan Quits BBC News
From Merry Media. Posted October 5 2006, 11.54pm
Darren Jordan, a regular presenter on all of the BBC's main news bulletins, has decided to leave the BBC after 8 years to join the soon-to-be-launched Al Jazeera International.. (more)

BBC news presenter Darren Jordon to join Al Jazeera International
From Media Network Weblog. Posted October 5 2006, 1.26pm
Darren Jordon, a regular presenter on all of the BBC’s main news bulletins, has decided to leave the corporation after eight years to join the soon-to-be-launched Al Jazeera International.  He leaves the BBC at the end of October 2006. Darren joined BBC Sport as a broadcast journalist in 1998, following a three-year stint as a sports broadcaster [...] (more)

Jordon leaves BBC news for Al Jazeera
From Digital Spy. Posted October 5 2006, 12.32pm
Darren Jordon leaves BBC news after 8 years to go to soon to be launched Al Jazeera International. (more)

Al Jazeera poaches BBC's Jordan for international launch
From Brand Republic. Posted October 5 2006, 12.10pm
LONDON - Al Jazeera International has raid the BBC again, taking one of its best-known on-air talents by poaching BBC News presenter Darren Jordan. (more)

BBC's Jordan defects to Al Jazeera
From Press Gazette. Posted October 5 2006, 11.56am
Another high-profile British journalist, Darren Jordan, has been poached by Al Jazeera International. (more)

BBC's Jordon defects to Al Jazeera
From Press Gazette. Posted October 5 2006, 11.56am
Another high-profile British journalist, Darren Jordon, has been poached by Al Jazeera International. (more)

Al Jazeera leaves Sky line-up - SkyDigiOnline
From Media Network Weblog. Posted September 29 2006, 12.28pm
Arabic news channel Al Jazeera has been removed today from the Sky EPG line-up at the “broadcaster’s request”, reports SkyDigiOnline.co.uk. A Sky spokesman confirmed to SkyDigiOnline that Al Jazeera had made this request and there was no other reason for the removal. The channel, which had been broadcasting on EPG 799, is expected to launch [...] (more)

Five's Nick Clark joins Al Jazeera
From Press Gazette. Posted August 24 2006, 11.02am
Nick Clark is to leave Five to join Al Jazeera International as a presenter at their London broadcast centre. (more)

Al Jazeera International establishes landmark Zimbabwe bureau
From Press Gazette. Posted August 24 2006, 12.00am
Al Jazeera International has become the only international broadcaster with a bureau in Harare, following the opening of its new office in the Zimbabwean capital last week. (more)

Al Jazeera journalist "shot by Israelis"
From Press Gazette. Posted July 19 2006, 1.04pm
An Al Jazeera journalist covering an attack on Nablus in the West Bank has been shot and rushed to hospital today after an altercation with Israeli soldiers, the Qatar-based news channel has reported. (more)

More delay for Al Jazeera International
From Press Gazette. Posted May 31 2006, 9.16am
Al Jazeera had hoped to have its American outlet operating by April, then put the date back to sometime in May. Now the earliest it will be on air, it’s now said, is September. (more)

Al Jazeera International targets June launch
From Media Network Weblog. Posted April 12 2006, 12.38pm
Al Jazeera International, the English language offshoot of the pan-Arab television news channel, said yesterday it was targeting a June launch. "If there are no problems we could be on air by the World Cup," its managing director Nigel Parsons told a media briefing in London, referring to the football championship that begins on 8 June. He said an exact launch date couldn't yet be announced (more)

Five presenter moves to Al Jazeera
From Press Gazette. Posted April 6 2006, 7.19am
Al Jazeera International has appointed Barbara Serra as a presenter in its London broadcast centre. (more)

Al Jazeera employs correspondent who refused to go to Iraq
From Press Gazette. Posted April 6 2006, 12.00am
Al Jazeera International has appointed former ABC correspondent Richard Gizbert, the journalist who was sacked after refusing to cover the war in Iraq, as presenter of its world media review programme Listening Post. (more)

Al Jazeera MD moves to new role
From Press Gazette. Posted March 30 2006, 12.00am
Wadah Khanfar, managing director of Al Jazeera, has been appointed directorgeneral of the Al Jazeera Satellite Network amid claims of a row between the station’s Arabic and English language channels. (more)

BBC appoints former Al Jazeera editor for Arabic TV launch
From Brand Republic. Posted March 14 2006, 3.03pm
LONDON – The BBC World Service has appointed Salah Negm, a former Al Jazeera editor, as the news editor of its Arabic Television Service, which is due to launch next year. (more)

All-news channels meet in Turin
From Media Network Weblog. Posted February 21 2006, 4.46pm
At the invitation of Rainews 24 and COPEAM (Permanent Conference of Mediterranean Audiovisual Operators) and with the support of Eutelsat, representatives from western all-news channels (BBC, CNN, Rainews 24, Sky) and Arabic-speaking or southern Mediterranean channels (Al Jazeera, NTV Türk, MEDI1 Sat) attended the second meeting of all-news channels. The meeting was opened by Carlo Nardello (Rai) (more)

Al Jazeera demands correction from Times over bias allegations
From Brand Republic. Posted February 15 2006, 12.02pm
LONDON - Al Jazeera is demanding a correction from The Times after the newspaper accused the TV network of producing inflammatory and biased coverage of the British troops abuse scandal in Iraq. (more)

Omaar to host daily show for Al Jazeera
From Press Gazette. Posted February 9 2006, 12.00am
Al Jazeera International has added Rageh Omaar to the line-up of wellknown journalists who will work with the channel from its launch in Spring 2006. (more)

Al Jazeera poaches BBC's Phillips
From Press Gazette. Posted February 8 2006, 4.53pm
Al Jazeera International have poached BBC journalist Barnaby Phillips to be their Europe correspondent based in Athens. (more)

Omaar joins Al Jazeera lineup
From Press Gazette. Posted February 7 2006, 9.46am
Al Jazeera International has added Rageh Omaar to the lineup of well known journalists who will work with the news channel from its launch in Spring 2006. (more)

Al-Jazeera International TV "expected" to launch in May: editor
From Media Network Weblog. Posted February 4 2006, 12.18pm
Text of report in English by Qatari newspaper The Peninsula website on 4 February DOHA: The English news channel of the Doha-based Al Jazeera Network, is expected to go on air by May, Nigel Parsons, Managing Director, told the media on Thursday . The channel will offer round-the-clock, free to air telecasts to viewers around the globe through its four broadcast centers, he added. AJI, he said, (more)

Bid to launch pan-African satellite TV network
From Media Network Weblog. Posted January 18 2006, 1.13pm
Driven by the vision of Africans reporting on Africa for the world, a group of professional broadcasters, business people and reporters is setting up a pan-African satellite television network within a year. Modelled on Arabic satellite network al Jazeera and led by Salim Amin, son of legendary Kenyan photojournalist Mo Amin, Africa TV aims to be an independent voice reporting on all events - good (more)

Josh Rushing: My Life in Media
From The Independent. Posted January 1 1970, 12.59am
Josh Rushing, 35, is the military correspondent for Al Jazeera English. Rushing's new book, Mission Al Jazeera: Build a Bridge, Seek the Truth, Change the World, chronicles his transformation from being the face of America on Al Jazeera during the Iraq invasion, to the face of Al Jazeera in America during the launch of its new English-language channel. Much to the chagrin of the Pentagon, his efforts as a spokesperson for US Central Command to understand Al Jazeera's perspective of the invasion were featured in the 2004 documentary Control Room. He lives in Washington, DC, with his wife, Paige, and two sons, Luke and Ethan. The couple are expecting their third child in February. (more)