Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera is a Qatar-based international news network funded by the Qatari state, operating television channels and a major multilingual website. Its English-language service provides global news coverage with a strong focus on the Middle East, the Global South, and international affairs, reaching audiences worldwide.

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Al Jazeera at a glance

Country: Qatar
Region: The Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula · Middle East and North Africa
Kind of outlet: Television news channel
Editorial leaning: Centrist
Founded: 1996
Ownership: Owned by Al Jazeera Media Network and funded by the government of Qatar
Published from: Doha
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How Crosswire groups Al Jazeera

Crosswire groups Al Jazeera as Centrist for comparisons within Qatar's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.

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Where Al Jazeera sits in Qatar's press

Al Jazeera was founded in 1996, is published from Doha and is owned by Al Jazeera Media Network and funded by the government of Qatar. It is one of 5 outlets tracked in Qatar and the only television news channel tracked there. By outlets tracked, Qatar ranks 12th of the 20 countries on Crosswire's Middle East and North Africa hub, which lists 99 outlets in all.

Across the Middle East and North Africa, Crosswire tracks 11 of the 66 television news channels in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Al Jazeera outside Qatar, starting with The Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula, are Al Arabiya (Saudi Arabia), Mosaïque FM (Tunisia), Syria TV (Syria) and LBCI (Lebanon). Opening one of them beside Al Jazeera is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.