I noticed a good amount of people talking about Al Jazeera in the BBC paywall thread and that make me ask, why!?

  • lennybird@lemmy.world
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    17 hours ago

    There’s a saying among BBC journalists that all who work there eventually end up at Al Jazeera.

    Watch one of my favorite documentaries of all time, Control Room (2004) about coverage of the Iraq War.

    Al Jazeera is far from perfect, and I’d argue has fallen from its peak in terms of quality. But it’s still worth viewing to get a more well rounded perspective.

    Now do I believe they can cover topics that hit close to Qatari interests? Not necessarily. For those I take with a grain of salt.