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Al-Jazeera : how Arab TV news challenged the world / Hugh Miles.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Abacus, 2006.Description: 452 p ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9781597972000
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 070.4309174927 MI AL
Online resources: Summary: With more than fifty million viewers, Al-Jazeera is one of the most widely watched news channels in the world. And it's one of the most controversial. Set up by the eccentric Emir of Qatar, Al-Jazeera ('the island' in Arabic) quickly became a household name in the West after September 11th by delivering some of the biggest scoops in television history, including airing a taped speech from Osama bin laden. Lambasted as a mouthpiece for Al-Qaeda - its journalists have been accused of spying for everyone from Mossad to Saddam Hussein, sometimes simultaneously - now correspondent Hugh Miles uncovers the true story behind one of the Arab world's most influential media outlets.
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REGULAR University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 070.4309174927 MI AL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available T0030133

Includes index.

With more than fifty million viewers, Al-Jazeera is one of the most widely watched news channels in the world. And it's one of the most controversial. Set up by the eccentric Emir of Qatar, Al-Jazeera ('the island' in Arabic) quickly became a household name in the West after September 11th by delivering some of the biggest scoops in television history, including airing a taped speech from Osama bin laden. Lambasted as a mouthpiece for Al-Qaeda - its journalists have been accused of spying for everyone from Mossad to Saddam Hussein, sometimes simultaneously - now correspondent Hugh Miles uncovers the true story behind one of the Arab world's most influential media outlets.

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