Al Jazeera
Proper noun
Meaning
Al Jazeera
A group of satellite television channels from Qatar. Two channels broadcast news in English and in Arabic, with other children and sport channels in Arabic.
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Examples
China is starting an English-speaking television network around the world, Russia is, Al Jazeera. And the BBC is cutting back on its many language services around the world.
I did very extensive diligence on Al Jazeera English, the network from which Al Jazeera America is going to be derived, and it's really very clear that they have long since established a reputation for excellence and integrity and objectivity.
Has there ever been a more revealing moment this year? Let me just put this in fairly simple terms: Al Jazeera now broadcasts the words of Senator Durbin to the Mideast, certainly putting our troops in greater danger. No more needs to be said about the motives of liberals.
Al Jazeera is demonized by the United States, yet in Egypt my father would be watching it.
Al Jazeera is one entity that everyone across the Arab world watches. Arabs are proud of that.
Al Jazeera is the opinion of other opinion, independent. Al Jazeera is diverse, reflection of the collective mind of the nations and cultures and civilizations that we report from and we report to, bridge of dialogue. This is what Al Jazeera is all about. Al Jazeera is a mission.