From a Financial Times piece on "Al-Jazeera Journalists Become Faces of the Front-Line":
The channel is broadcast in 105 countries, including Israel, where it
offers a stark alternative to terrestrial channels. But in the US,
partly as a result of hostility to al-Jazeera from the Bush
administration, its coverage is limited to a handful of states. It
hopes to make further inroadswithin months, Mr Burman says.
offers a stark alternative to terrestrial channels. But in the US,
partly as a result of hostility to al-Jazeera from the Bush
administration, its coverage is limited to a handful of states. It
hopes to make further inroadswithin months, Mr Burman says.
Piece focuses on Ayman Mohyeldin, a 29-year-old American working for Al-Jazeera English, who is of Palestinian-Egyptian background, in Gaza:
As an American citizen, Mr [Ayman] Mohyeldin finds the lack of coverage in the
US the most annoying. "It's very frustrating to know that your work,
and al-Jazeera English's work, which I think can really give people the
reality of the situation . . . is not reaching people who can make an
impact here on the ground immediately," he says.
US the most annoying. "It's very frustrating to know that your work,
and al-Jazeera English's work, which I think can really give people the
reality of the situation . . . is not reaching people who can make an
impact here on the ground immediately," he says.
