Al Jazeera English is a truly global, 24-hour news and current affairs channel. Headquartered in Doha, Qatar, with broadcast centers in London and Washington DC and more than 60 bureaus worldwide, Al Jazeera English is dedicated to putting the human story at the forefront of the news agenda.
The channel’s mandate is to deliver journalism that has depth and to provide context for the transformative changes taking place across the globe. Al Jazeera English’s reporters look beyond the centers of power to examine issues that are shaping the world and to highlight stories from underreported regions that are too often overlooked by other media.
Al Jazeera English’s international footprint continues to grow, now reaching more than 260 million households on 6 continents in more than 130 countries.
ABOUT Al JAzEErA English
Clockwise From Top Left Kamal hyder, Pakistan / steve Chao, Nepal Fauzia ibrahim, India / Mohamed Adow, Kenya James Bays, Afghanistan / sherine Tadros, Israel
Al JAzEErA English IN NOrTh AmerIcA
With over 130 staff located in North America alone, Al Jazeera English provides unique coverage of both mainstream and underreported stories in the United States and Canada. The network’s broadcast center in Washington DC produces daily news segments and original programming, including long form documentaries, a daily discussion show, and a live, interactive show.
Coverage of North America ranges from hard-hitting interviews with key decision makers to insightful profiles of people living throughout Canada and the United States. Whether it’s devastating storms and their impact on the Midwest, immigration debates in Alabama, the debates surrounding Winnipeg’s aboriginal people, or wealth inequality and the Occupy Wall Street Movement, Al Jazeera English provides much needed context to North American stories for audiences at home and abroad.
Clockwise From Top Left John Terrett, Alabama / Fault lines, Race and the Recession, Washington DC / Cath Turner, Washington DC gabriel Elizondo, Gulf of Mexico / Arianna huffington, Talk to Al Jazeera / John hendren, Iowa
News preseNTers And CorrEspondEnTs
Al Jazeera English news presenters set the agenda on screen and in the field, blending fresh talent with veteran experience. Familiar faces from world media mix with rising stars to create an authoritative, dynamic and uncompromising team asking the questions that count.
Al Jazeera English correspondents report with objectivity and professionalism across the globe. We recruit the best international talent from diverse backgrounds. Al Jazeera English strives to deliver incisive analysis and local context from the field that reveals the human impact of world news.
Clockwise From Top Left Folly Bah Thibault, Presenter / so raham, Presenter hashem Ahelbarra, Yemen / rawya rageh, Egypt shiulie ghosh, Presenter / sami zeidan, Presenter
Approximately 50% of the Al Jazeera english website traffic comes from North America.
Al Jazeera’s YouTube channel receives about 8 million views per month. Launched on April 16, 2007, the Al Jazeera English YouTube site has more than 28,000 videos.
Al Jazeera English has more than 1,000 highly experienced staff from more than 50 nationalities, making Al Jazeera English’s newsroom the most diverse in the world.
The Al Jazeera English global footprint continues to grow, broadcasting to more than 260 million households in more than 130 countries.
Al JAzEErA English By The NUmBers
The Al Jazeera english website receives
20 million visits every month.
Teresa Bo, Colombia
imtiaz Tyab, Abbottabad, Pakistan
Al Jazeera Network has more than 60 bureaus across the globe—the
majority are rooted in the southern hemisphere.
Al JAzEErA English: cONNecTINg The wOrld
Al Jazeera English was the only international broadcaster to open a fully-staffed bureau in port-au-prince, haiti, to document ongoing earthquake relief efforts.
Al Jazeera was the only international broadcaster inside gaza during the war in 2009.
Al Jazeera English was the first
international news channel to open a
permanent bureau in zimbabwe
in 2006.
Al Jazeera English replaced BBC World on Yes, israeli satellite television in January 2007.
Al Jazeera English is the only English language
global news channel to be headquartered
in the Middle East.
In response to the famine in Somalia, Al Jazeera’s New Media team started “somalia speaks” in 2012, an online platform for Somalis to text in their thoughts on the crisis and possible solutions.
Al Jazeera English has more bureaus in the Southern
hemisphere than any other international broadcaster.
seb Walker, Haiti
nick Clark, Washington DC
nicole Johnston, Gaza
haru Mutasa, Zimbabwe
In January 2011, The New York Times praised Al Jazeera for covering the unrest in Tunisia “long before the Western news media took serious notice.”
“There was a plainspoken clarity and a depth to Al Jazeera English’s coverage… Americans have fallen for Al Jazeera English’s authenticity”—The New Yorker
prAisE FOR AL JAZEERA ENGLISH’S COvERAGE OF THE ARAB UPRISINGS
Jacky rowland, Libya
“Al Jazeera was there, covering the uprising, in Egypt, in Tunisia, in Yemen, like no other news source.”
—Huffington Post
“even the President of the United States is watching Al Jazeera”—Business Insider
“An indispensable resource for U.S. viewers transfixed by the uprisings” —TIME Magazine
Ayman Mohyeldin, Egypt
nazanine Moshiri, Tunisia
“The most comprehensive
coverage of any network in
any language hands-down.”—The Nation
“In many ways, it is Al Jazeera’s moment”
—The New York Times
“Al Jazeera english’s reporting on the unrest in egypt was the envy of broadcasters the world over”—Kansas City star
Tony Birtley, Libya
Al Jazeera English’s award-winning programming takes viewers inside
the stories surrounding global news, providing rich context to today’s
important issues.
Combining current affairs, business, arts and entertainment this unique
and diverse range of programming is hosted by both household names and
acclaimed new talent.
Al JAzEErA English prOgrAms
FAulT linEsFault Lines takes you
beyond the U.S. headlines, putting a face to those who are falling through
the cracks of society while holding the powerful
to account.
ThE FABulous piCTurE shoW
The only international film show dedicated to
cinemaphiles around the world, FPS brings
filmmakers face-to-face with a studio audience.
EArThrisEEarthrise explores solutions
to today’s environmental challenges, taking an
upbeat look at ecological, scientific, technological, and design projects the
world over.
WiTnEssThrough insightful documentaries, Witness presents the stories of the people at the center of the world’s significant events.
pEoplE & poWErThis investigative show looks at how political and corporate powers are abused – and who is ultimately affected.
ThE sTrEAMThe Stream is a social media community with its own daily television program on Al Jazeera English. The show is an aggregator of online sources and discussion, seeking out unheard voices and untold angles related to the most compelling stories of the day.
AJ CorrEspondEnTAl Jazeera reveals the
passion, experience and insight of its journalists as they explore stories which
have marked their lives and careers.
insidE sTorYInside Story and Inside
Story Americas are daily discussion shows that
dissect top stories from the US and elsewhere while
offering a frank assessment of current events.
101 EAsTProduced in Kuala Lumpur,
101 East is a weekly discussion program that
highlights Asia-Pacific current events.
ThE lisTEning posTAl Jazeera English’s weekly media watch program casts a critical eye over global media and dissects the media’s coverage of events and non-events.
EMpirEHost Marwan Bishara gathers international scholars and experts to analyze key issues and discuss the global powers behind major stories.
FrosT oVEr ThE WorldSir David Frost interviews famous political leaders, artists, movie stars and other international newsmakers in this weekly program.
ColuMBiA uniVErsiTYColumbia Journalism Award 2011
TiME MAgAzinE100 Most Influential People 2011
roYAl TElEVision soCiETYNominee, Channel of the Year 2010
Young Journalist of the Year 2008
inTErnATionAl EMMYsNominee in News 2010 / 2009
Nominee in Documentary 2009
Nominee in Current Affairs 2009 / 2008
Nominee for Non-Fiction 2009 (Digital Emmy)
FrEEsAT (uK)News Channel of the Year and News Events Coverage of the Year 2011
Best News Channel of the Year 2010 / 2009
onlinE JournAlisM AWArds
Breaking News Coverage, Large Site 2011
huFFingTon posT
Game Changers Awards 2011
nATionAl AssoCiATion oF BlACK JournAlisT AWArds
Excellence in Documentary 2011
MonTE-CArlo TV FEsTiVAl
Best Television News Item 2010
Best 24-Hour News Program 2008
AMnEsTY inTErnATionAlInternational Television and Radio 2010
Best International Tv Documentary 2008
Best 24-Hour News Program 2008
ForEign prEss AssoCiATion (FpA)News Story of the Year 2008
AssoCiATion oF inTErnATionAl BroAdCAsTErs (AiB)Editors Award 2008
ConCEnTrABreaking News 2010 / 2009
Al JAzEErA English AwArds
pEABodY AWArdsCoverage of the Arab Awakening
roYAl TElEVision soCiETY AWArdsNews Channel of the YearMost Innovative Show, “The Stream”
gEorgE polK AWArdTelevision Documentary Award, “Bahrain: Shouting in the Dark”
AlFrEd l. duponT AWArdsColumbia University Award, Silver Baton Award to Fault Lines, “Haiti: 6 Months On”
sCripps hoWArd AWArdJack R. Howard Award for Excellence in television reporting, “Bahrain: Shouting in the Dark”
hisTorY MAKErs inTErnATionAl AWArdsNominee, Best Current Affairs Program, “Fault Lines: Mexico: Impunity and Profits,” Nominee, Best Interactive Production, “The Stream: Bahrain’s Political Future”
2012
every angle, every side of global events
Abidjan Abuja Almaty Amman Ankara Arbil Baghdad Bangkok Beijing Beirut Berlin Brussels Buenos Aires Cairo Caracas Casablanca Chicago Damascus Delhi Doha Gaza
Harare Havana Hong Kong Islamabad Istanbul Jakarta Jerusalem Johannesburg Juba Kabul Khartoum Kuala Lumpur Kuwait City London Los Angeles Madrid Manila Mexico City Miami Mogadishu Moscow
Muscat Nairobi Ndjamena New York City Nouakchott Oslo Paris Ramallah Sana’a Sarajevo Sao Paulo Sydney Tehran Tokyo Toronto Tripoli Tunis Washington DC
Al JAzEErA BUREAUS WORLDWIDE
nEW MEdiALivestation A live stream is available at www.livestation.com/Al Jazeera English
YouTube Nearly all Al Jazeera English programs are available at www.youtube.com/ aljazeeraenglish
Aljazeera.net/English Watch a live stream of Al Jazeera English and view daily news bulletins on the Al Jazeera English website
Mobile Al Jazeera English mobile apps are available for the iPhone and iPad, and for Blackberry and other smartphone devices.
Satellite Satellite provider Globecast carries Al Jazeera English in the US.
AddiTionAl CArriAgEMHz Worldview Al Jazeera English’s morning and nightly newscasts are shown on MHz worldview, which can be seen in 30 major US markets.
Free Speech TV (FSTV) FSTv airs Al Jazeera English’s nightly news bulletin and programs The Stream and Fault Lines. FSTv is channel 9415 on Dish Network and channel 348 on DirecTv
Link TV Al Jazeera English’s nightly news bulletin and Al Jazeera English’s Witness can be seen on Link Tv. Link Tv is channel 9410 on Dish Network, and channel 375 on DirecTv.
Mind TV Al Jazeera English’s nightly news bulletin can be seen on Mind Tv, channel 35 in the Philadelphia and South New Jersey region.
hOw TO wATch Al JAzEErA English in norTh AMEriCAWAshingTon dCComcast - Channel 275 Cox - Channel 474 Verizon FiOS - Channel 457
nEW YorKTime Warner Cable - Channel 92
ohioBuckeye Cable - Channel 269
rhodE islAndFull Channel TV - Channel 168
VErMonTBurlington Telecom - Channel 132
CAnAdABell TV - Channel 516 Rogers - Channel 176 Vidéotron - Channel 173 Shaw - Channel 175 Cogeco - Channel 182
What is DemanD
al Jazeera?
is al Jazeera enGlish On tV
in the Us ?
Demand Al Jazeera is a campaign to get Al Jazeera English on cable in the U.S.
So far, over 85,000 people have sent emails to their cable or satellite providers demanding Al Jazeera English through our website.
Over five years since Al Jazeera English launched, the channel is still only available 24/7 in a handful of U.S. cities: Washington, DC, New York, NY, Burlington, vT, Toledo, OH, and Bristol County, RI.
The U.S. is one of the only English speaking country with such limited access to the channel, which is available in over 250 million households worldwide.
What can yOU DO tO help ?
If you haven’t already, go to www.iwantaje.com to send an
email to your satellite or cable provider to request the channel.
Spread the word about
Demand Al Jazeera through Facebook and Twitter, add a
Demand Al Jazeera widget to your own webpage, and
host your own Demand Al Jazeera events.
And in the meantime, tune in
online: www.watchaljazeera.com
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