Al Jazeera appreciation thread.

[Leftist Agitator]

Thank you, Al Jazeera, for covering the Egyptian Revolution so thoroughly. Your correspondants' courage and journalistic integrity is beyond reproach.

The contrast with American media organizations could not be more stark.

[justiceischeap]

1. +1000 k&r

[xchrom]

2. they're doing a great job! nt

[greytdemocrat]

3. Yep, Gotta love em! N/T

[malaise]

4. Oh Yes!

K & R

[Mnemosyne]

5. KnR n/t

[tekisui]

6. knr.

[Better Believe It]

7. K & R

[Modern_Matthew]

8. We must demand that cable providers across the U.S. carry this station...

http://www.iwantaje.com/

[Ron Green]

9. It's always the best source of international news.

[OneGrassRoot]

10. K&R! n/t

[lunatica]

11. I've had it on online all weekend

They're doing a great job even in spite of being shut down in Cairo.

[Odin2005]

12. They are awesome!

[cynatnite]

13. I did disagree with them on their playing Bin Laden stuff and all that...

I felt it was giving terrorists like Bin Laden what they wanted which was to air their propaganda. A lot of news organizations do that, so my complaint isn't that big of deal in the scheme of things.

I do like Al Jazeera. We get a better picture of that part of the world than we would out of any other network. They are an important voice.

[Turborama]

14. Check this out...

You might be surprised.... http://iwantaje.com/hm

[pokerfan]

15. I found this worth reading

Myth: Al Jazeera Supports Terrorism
No, this is a absolutely not true. Al Jazeera Arabic, like many other broadcasters, has received Osama Bin Laden tapes and material from other sources that are of interest to the general public. Al Jazeera makes an editorial judgment to air small amounts of newsworthy content if it is deemed relevant. We are certainly not alone in this decision - just about all the other major broadcasters do the same. People often neglect to mention that AJ wasn’t the first network to broadcast a tape from Bin Laden, and the last tape that was released online was first picked up by another outlet. What is true is that Al Jazeera has given more airtime to American leaders than has ever been given to Osama Bin Laden.

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Myth: Al Jazeera Shows Beheadings
This is a complete inaccuracy. Al Jazeera has never and will never broadcast a beheading. Our journalism upholds the strictest guiding principles of accuracy, impartiality and objectivity. For more information on our standards you can read our Code of Ethics.

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Myth: Al Jazeera has a Specific Agenda
Al Jazeera has no commercial or political constraints, which automatically gives us less bias than any other English channel. It is true to say that Al Jazeera has a unique point of view, that we continuously question the news agenda and that we offer an alternative perspective to other Western-based outlets. Unlike other English language news networks, at AJE we balance the information flow from the geographical South to the North and provide our viewers an opportunity to hear all sides of the story and have their own point of view.

http://www.iwantaje.net/hm

[cynatnite]

16. I never believed they support terrorism or anything like that...

They are a legit news organization. I just disagreed with some of their decisions. That's all.

They've proven time and time again that they have standards they stick to.

[donheld]

17. for years

[Avalux]

18. Excelllent coverage, insightful and intelligent JOURNALISM on the Egyptian uprising.

It's wonderful to see it for a change, compared to what we are fed.