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What is Al Jazeera?
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Tags: Al, Jazeera, TV, network, Arabic, Bin Laden, video tapes
They are always talking about it on the news... so what exactly is it?
| | Al Jazeera is a television network headquartered in Doha, Qatar. |
| | Al Jazeera means "The Peninsula", referring to the Arabic name for the Arabian Peninsula. |
| | Initially launched as an Arabic news and current affairs satellite TV channel with the same name, Al Jazeera has since expanded into a network with several outlets, including the Internet and specialty TV channels in multiple languages, and in several regions of the world. |
| | The original Al Jazeera channel's willingness to broadcast dissenting views, including on call-in shows, created controversies in Persian Gulf States. |
| | The station gained worldwide attention following the September 11, 2001 attacks, when it broadcast video statements by Osama bin Laden and other al-Qaeda leaders (see Videos of Osama bin Laden) and also when it reported massacres committed by the US Army both in Afghanistan and Iraq. |
| | Future announced products include Al Jazeera in a number of other languages - these would include Al Jazeera Urdu, an Urdu language channel to cater mainly to Pakistanis and other Urdu-speaking populations. |
| | Al Jazeera has also been reported to be planning to launch an international newspaper. |
| | It is widely believed internationally that inhabitants of the Arab world are given limited information by their governments and media, and that what is conveyed is biased towards the governments' views. |
| | Many people see Al Jazeera as a more trustworthy source of information than government and foreign channels. |
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