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NYT Gives a (Very Reluctant) Kudos to Al Jazeera
By Ron Howell Apr 13, 2012 at 08:42 AM
And the award for coverage of the Haitian cholera epidemic goes to . . . No, not The New York... More
Al Jazeera in America
With its purchase of Current TV, the broadcaster has wide access to the American market for the first time. But will audiences come?
By Vivian Salama Jan 9, 2013 at 03:13 PM
Al Jazeera Media Network, the Qatar-based channel once described by the George W. Bush administration as a “terror network,” announced... More
Assessing Al Jazeera
What’s your general impression of Al Jazeera English?
By The Editors Feb 22, 2011 at 03:24 PM
As revolutions ripple through the Middle East, Al Jazeera has kept its cameras rolling. Few American cable networks offer Al... More
CJR Rewind: Prisoner 345
What happened to Al Jazeera’s Sami al-Haj
By Rachel Morris Apr 25, 2011 at 11:24 AM
This article originally ran in CJR's July/August 2007 issue. On December 15, 2001, early in the morning on the last... More
Hiring at Al Jazeera America: 18,000 applicants for 170 jobs
The company’s executive director of international operations gives a peek into the network’s new cred among Americans
By Tracie Powell Mar 12, 2013 at 06:50 AM
Up until a few short years ago, when recruiters with Al Jazeera attended American journalism job fairs, hardly anyone seemed... More
Lawrence Pintak on the Arab Media Revolution: A CJR Podcast
By The Editors May 5, 2011 at 10:30 AM
“Autocratic Arab governments have long controlled news and information with an iron hand, writes Lawrence Pintak in the cover story... More
Q&A: New NBC Correspondent Ayman Mohyeldin
“Part of me wants to speak to the global audience, and a part of me wants to speak to America”
By Dave Marash Sep 19, 2011 at 04:02 PM
This spring, just before he turned thirty-two, Ayman Mohyeldin’s contract with Al Jazeera was ending and he was faced with... More
Stories I’d like to see
Medicare meddling, the guns of Westchester, and Al Gore’s payday
By Steven Brill Jan 9, 2013 at 08:00 AM
In his “Stories I’d like to see” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion, have... More
Stories I’d like to see
The compensation racket, Al Jazeera’s plans, and Boston health costs
By Steven Brill May 7, 2013 at 11:49 AM
In his "Stories I'd Like to See" column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion, have... More
Story on Tiny Country A Giant Failure
60 Minutes whiffs on recent story about Qatar
By Justin D. Martin Feb 15, 2012 at 01:05 PM
A recent 60 Minutes segment on the nation of Qatar was the most imprecise piece of journalism I can remember... More
Tell Me a Secret
Soliciting leaks has its rewards, and challenges
By Alysia Santo Jan 12, 2012 at 03:27 PM
When news website 100Reporters launched this past October, it had everything you’d expect from a promising journalistic startup: top journalists,... More
The politics of data
Data visualizations can have agendas
By Anna Codrea-Rado Oct 10, 2012 at 07:50 PM
Data journalism and information visualization is a burgeoning field. Every week, Between the Spreadsheets will analyze, interrogate, and explore emerging... More
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