Al Jazeera English#Al Jazeera Investigative Unit

The channel was launched on 15 November 2006. The channel was initially slated to be named Al Jazeera International, but the name was changed nine months before the launch. This decision was influenced by one of the channel's backers, who argued that the original Arabic-language channel already encompassed an international scope.{{Cite web |first=Leigh |last=Holmwood |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/nov/14/tvnews.television1 |title=Al-Jazeera Renames English-Language Channel |publisher=MediaGuardian |date=14 November 2006 |access-date=10 December 2016 |archive-date=1 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201172704/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/nov/14/tvnews.television1 |url-status=live }}

The channel was expected to reach approximately 40 million households, but it significantly surpassed this launch target, reaching 80 million homes.{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6149310.stm |title=Al-Jazeera English hits airwaves |work=BBC News |date=15 November 2006 |access-date=18 November 2006 |archive-date=6 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070306205729/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6149310.stm |url-status=live }} By 2009, the service was accessible in every major European market and was available to 130 million homes across more than 100 countries through cable and satellite, as reported by a spokeswoman for the network in Washington.{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/11/technology/11iht-jazeera.4.19256575.html?_r=1 |title=Al Jazeera provides an inside look at Gaza conflict |work=The New York Times |date=1 January 2009 |first=Noam |last=Cohen |access-date=21 February 2017 |archive-date=22 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160722054636/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/11/technology/11iht-jazeera.4.19256575.html?_r=1 |url-status=live }}

However, the channel had limited penetration in the American market, where it was carried only by one satellite service and a handful of cable networks.{{Cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101071599 |title=Al-Jazeera English Struggles For U.S. Audience |website=NPR |date=24 February 2009 |access-date=4 April 2018 |archive-date=1 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201131927/https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101071599 |url-status=live }} Al Jazeera English subsequently launched a campaign to enter the North American market, including a dedicated website.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Demand Al Jazeera|url=http://iwantaje.com/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202145334/http://iwantaje.com/|archive-date=2 February 2011|access-date=|website=Al Jazeera English}} In August 2011, it became available to some cable subscribers in New York, having previously been an option for some viewers in Washington, D.C., Ohio, and Los Angeles.{{cite news|title=Al Jazeera English launches on New York cable |url=http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2011/08/02/al-jazeera-english-launches-on-new-york-cable/ |access-date=2 August 2011 |work=The Spy Report |date=2 August 2011 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111205170849/http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2011/08/02/al-jazeera-english-launches-on-new-york-cable/ |archive-date=5 December 2011 }} The channel primarily reached the United States through its live online streaming service. Following the approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission on November 26, 2009, Al Jazeera English became readily available on most major Canadian television providers, including Rogers and Bell Satellite TV.{{cite web |url=http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2009/2009-725.htm |title=Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2009-725: Addition of Al Jazeera English to the lists of eligible satellite services for distribution on a digital basis|date= 26 November 2009|publisher= Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission|access-date=26 November 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091129081326/http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2009/2009-725.htm| archive-date= 29 November 2009 |url-status = live}}{{cite news |title=Al Jazeera in Canada on Brink of Approval |work=Toronto Star |date=26 November 2009 |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/731009--al-jazeera-in-canada-on-brink-of-approval |author=DeMara, Bruce |access-date=23 April 2010 |archive-date=12 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712201849/https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2009/11/26/al_jazeera_in_canada_on_brink_of_approval.html |url-status=live }}

Al Jazeera English and Iran's state-run Press TV were the only international English-language television broadcasters with journalists reporting from inside both Gaza and Israel during the 2008–2009 Israel-Gaza conflict. Foreign press access to Gaza has been limited via either Egypt or Israel. However, Al Jazeera's reporters Ayman Mohyeldin and Sherine Tadros were already inside Gaza when the conflict began.{{Cite news |title=Al-Jazeera becomes the face of the frontline |work=Financial Times|date=13 January 2009}}{{Cite news |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2009/01/200911316261575852.html |title=Israel pushes further into Gaza |publisher=Al Jazeera |date=13 January 2009 |access-date=13 November 2011 |archive-date=8 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008055213/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2009/01/200911316261575852.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |first=Ahmed |last=Shihab-Eldin |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ahmed-shihabeldin/al-jazeera-english-beats_b_155125.html |title=Al Jazeera English Beats Israel's Ban on Reporters in Gaza with Exclusive Coverage |work=The Huffington Post |date=5 January 2009 |access-date=15 April 2009 |archive-date=7 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090407101220/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ahmed-shihabeldin/al-jazeera-english-beats_b_155125.html |url-status=live }}

The channel may also be viewed online. It recommends online viewing at its own website[https://aljazeera.com/live LIVE - Al Jazeera English] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115194455/https://www.aljazeera.com/live |date=15 January 2021 }} Al Jazeera English or at its channel on YouTube.[https://www.youtube.com/aljazeeraenglish Al Jazeera English's Channel] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140213090255/http://www.youtube.com/aljazeeraenglish |date=13 February 2014 }} YouTube Al Jazeera English HD launched in the United Kingdom on Freeview on 26 November 2013, and began streaming in HD on YouTube in 2015.

On 1 January 2020, Al Jazeera English debuted a new major graphics package for the first time since the channel launched to coincide with the remodeled main Doha studio, the last main studio of the channel's three in Doha, London, and Washington D.C. to receive an upgrade since the channel's launch in 2006.{{Cite AV media|url=https://newscaststudio.com/graphics/al-jazeera-english|title=Al Jazeera English|date=|last=|first=|type=Photo gallery|language=English|access-date=15 January 2021|archive-date=26 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126211047/https://www.newscaststudio.com/graphics/al-jazeera-english/|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=2020-01-03|title=Al Jazeera English revamp|work=Association for International Broadcasting|url=https://aib.org.uk/al-jazeera-english-revamp|access-date=15 January 2021|archive-date=12 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712201853/https://aib.org.uk/al-jazeera-english-revamp/|url-status=live}}

{{Main|Al Jazeera America}}

On 3 January 2013, Al Jazeera Media Network announced that it had purchased Current TV in the United States and would be launching an American news channel. 60% of the channel's programming would be produced in America while 40% would be from Al Jazeera English.[http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/02/business/al-jazeera-current-tv/index.html?eref=edition Al Jazeera buys Al Gore's Current TV] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030204325/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/02/business/al-jazeera-current-tv/index.html?eref=edition |date=30 October 2014 }} CNN, 3 January 2013[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20896484 Al Jazeera targets US expansion after buying Current TV] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130820225517/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20896484 |date=20 August 2013 }} BBC News, 3 January 2013 That was later changed at the request of pay-television providers to almost 100% US programming.{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/27/business/media/american-al-jazeera-channel-shifs-focus-to-us-news.html?_r=0 | work=The New York Times | first=Brian | last=Stelter | title=American Al Jazeera Channel Shifts Focus to U.S. News | date=26 May 2013 | access-date=21 February 2017 | archive-date=2 March 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302153647/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/27/business/media/american-al-jazeera-channel-shifs-focus-to-us-news.html?_r=0 | url-status=live }} But Al Jazeera America maintained a close working relationship with Al Jazeera English. The channel aired Newshour in the morning and midday hours, and cut to live Al Jazeera English coverage of large breaking international news stories outside of that. Al Jazeera English programmes Witness, Earthrise, The Listening Post, Talk To Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera Correspondent and 101 East along with Al Jazeera Investigates regularly aired on Al Jazeera America.

On 13 January 2016, Al Jazeera America announced that the network would be terminated on 12 April 2016, citing the "economic landscape".{{Cite news|title = Al Jazeera America to Shut Down|url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/al-jazeera-america-shut-down-855477|newspaper = The Hollywood Reporter|access-date = 13 January 2016|archive-date = 16 January 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160116091616/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/al-jazeera-america-shut-down-855477|url-status = live}}

In 2013 Al Jazeera Media Network began planning a new channel called Al Jazeera UK; the British channel was set to broadcast for five hours during prime time as a local opt-out on Al Jazeera English.{{cite web |url=http://www.broadcastprome.com/news/al-jazeera-reinforces-its-global-position |title=Al Jazeera reinforces its global position with French news channel |publisher=BroadcastPro ME |date=21 March 2013 |access-date=16 December 2014 |archive-date=7 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107091437/http://www.broadcastprome.com/news/al-jazeera-reinforces-its-global-position/ |url-status=live }} Ultimately, the planned UK channel never materialised. Al Jazeera English continued to broadcast some of its daily bulletins from London until July 2023 when it moved its base to Qatar.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/apr/12/al-jazeera-english-announces-plans-to-move-from-londons-shard-to-qatar |title=Al Jazeera English announces plans to move from London’s Shard to Qatar| newspaper=The Guardian |date=12 April 2023 | access-date=24 April 2024 }}

{{Main|Al Jazeera Investigative Unit}}

The Al Jazeera Investigative Unit is a specialized investigative journalism team within Al Jazeera. The unit is known for producing investigative reports and documentaries on a wide range of global issues, including politics, human rights, corruption, environmental issues, and more.{{Cite web |title=Who we are |url=https://www.ajiunit.com/about/ |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=Al Jazeera Investigative Unit |language=en-US |archive-date=7 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107084036/https://www.ajiunit.com/about/ |url-status=live }} The documentaries are featured as exclusive specials within their dedicated series Al Jazeera Investigates.

Some of the I-Unit's notable investigations include:

• What Killed Arafat? Al Jazeera's Investigative Unit released a documentary in 2012 titled "What Killed Arafat". This investigative piece delved into the mysterious death of Yasser Arafat, the iconic Palestinian leader, who died in 2004 at the age of 75. The documentary suggested that he may have been poisoned with polonium-210. Yasser Arafat died in 2004, and the exact cause of his death had been a subject of controversy and speculation for years. This film earned the CINE Golden Eagle and nominations for RTS, BAFTA, and Monte Carlo Film Festival.{{Cite web |last=Unit |first=Al Jazeera Investigative |title=Al Jazeera Investigations Reporters |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2017/3/30/al-jazeera-investigations-reporters |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en |archive-date=8 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108064106/https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2017/3/30/al-jazeera-investigations-reporters |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2013-10-29 |title=Spring 2013 CINE Golden Eagle Award Recipients {{!}} CINE |url=http://www.cine.org/spring-2013-cine-golden-eagle-award-recipients/ |access-date=2023-11-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029212630/http://www.cine.org/spring-2013-cine-golden-eagle-award-recipients/ |archive-date=29 October 2013 }}{{Cite web |title=BAFTA Awards Search {{!}} BAFTA Awards |url=http://awards.bafta.org/keyword-search?keywords=current%20affairs&f%5B0%5D=integer_year:2013 |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=awards.bafta.org |archive-date=13 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113130125/http://awards.bafta.org/keyword-search?keywords=current%20affairs&f%5B0%5D=integer_year:2013 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2013-02-21 |title=RTS Announces Winners For Television Journalism Awards 2013 |url=https://rts.org.uk/award/rts-announces-winners-television-journalism-awards-2013 |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=Royal Television Society |language=en |archive-date=2 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402080758/https://rts.org.uk/award/rts-announces-winners-television-journalism-awards-2013 |url-status=live }}
• How to Sell a Massacre, is a documentary produced by the Al Jazeera Investigative Unit. It is an investigative report that exposed efforts by the National Rifle Association of America to influence Australian politics and undermine gun control regulations in Australia. The documentary was released in 2019 and received significant attention and controversy.{{Cite web |last=Charley |first=Peter |title=How to sell a massacre: NRA's playbook revealed |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/3/26/how-to-sell-a-massacre-nras-playbook-revealed |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en |archive-date=6 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606164214/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/3/26/how-to-sell-a-massacre-nras-playbook-revealed |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |title='We'd Had a Few Drinks,' Australian Party Official Says About Gun Lobby Tape |work=The New York Times |date=26 March 2019 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/26/world/australia/one-nation-nra-guns-parliament.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411195448/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/26/world/australia/one-nation-nra-guns-parliament.html |archive-date=11 Apr 2023 |last1=Ives |first1=Mike }}
• Generation Hate, is a two-part investigative documentary by Al Jazeera's Investigative Unit that exposes the activities of the far-right group Generation Identity in France. The documentary reveals that GI members are carrying out racist attacks, making Nazi salutes, and calling for the expulsion of Muslims from Europe.{{Cite web |title=Generation Hate Part 1 |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/12/26/generation-hate-part-1 |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en |archive-date=8 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108070245/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/12/26/generation-hate-part-1 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Generation Hate Part 2 |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/12/26/generation-hate-part-2 |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en |archive-date=8 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108070243/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/12/26/generation-hate-part-2 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Winners Gallery - New York Festivals |url=https://tvfilm.newyorkfestivals.com/Winners/WinnerDetailsNew/7089d277-bc26-4da2-a11f-9245616df57e |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328190705/https://tvfilm.newyorkfestivals.com/Winners/WinnerDetailsNew/7089d277-bc26-4da2-a11f-9245616df57e |archive-date=28 Mar 2023 |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=tvfilm.newyorkfestivals.com}}
• Football's Wall of Silence, is a groundbreaking investigative documentary by Al Jazeera Investigations that delves into the harrowing experiences of young footballers who fell prey to sexual abuse at the hands of predatory coaches. The film exposes the systemic failures of institutions within the British footballing world that enabled these abuses to persist for decades, leaving a trail of devastating consequences for the victims.{{Cite web |title=FOOTBALL'S WALL OF SILENCE |url=https://www.ajiunit.com/investigation/footballs-wall-of-silence/ |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=Al Jazeera Investigative Unit |language=en-US |archive-date=8 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108071031/https://www.ajiunit.com/investigation/footballs-wall-of-silence/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Tate |first=Gabriel |date=2018-02-15 |title=Dispatches: Football's Wall of Silence review - a harrowing account of football authorities' failure to tackle abuser Barry Bennell |language=en-GB |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2018/02/15/dispatches-footballs-wall-silence-review-harrowing-account/ |access-date=2023-11-08 |issn=0307-1235 |archive-date=8 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108071258/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2018/02/15/dispatches-footballs-wall-silence-review-harrowing-account/ |url-status=live }}
• Broken Dreams - The Boeing 787, is an investigative documentary produced by Al Jazeera's Investigative Unit that examines the troubled development and production of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, a wide-body commercial jetliner. The film uncovers allegations of on-the-job drug use, quality control problems, and poor workmanship among Boeing employees, and it raises concerns about the safety of the aircraft.{{Citation |last=Shaffer |first=Marc |title=Broken Dreams: The Boeing 787 |date=2014-09-10 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4144540/ |type=Documentary |access-date=2023-11-08 |others=Will Jordan |archive-date=27 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927021240/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4144540/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Al Jazeera Investigations - Broken Dreams: The Boeing 787 {{!}} Al Jazeera Content Sales |url=https://contentsales.aljazeera.net/al-jazeera-investigations-broken-dreams-boeing-787 |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=contentsales.aljazeera.net |archive-date=8 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108071953/https://contentsales.aljazeera.net/al-jazeera-investigations-broken-dreams-boeing-787 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |title=A Jet Flies, With Its Problems Never Far Behind |work=The New York Times |date=9 September 2014 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/10/arts/television/broken-dreams-the-boeing-787-a-documentary-on-al-jazeera.html |access-date=8 November 2023 |archive-date=8 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108071952/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/10/arts/television/broken-dreams-the-boeing-787-a-documentary-on-al-jazeera.html |url-status=live |last1=Genzlinger |first1=Neil }}
• The Labour Files, is a comprehensive investigative series by Al Jazeera's Investigative Unit that delves into the inner workings of the British Labour Party. It shows that false accusations of homophobia and anti-Semitism against some Jeremy Corbyn supporters were submitted to the Governance and Legal Unit of the party in order to force their suspension of expulsion from the party. This was part of a "coup by stealth" against Corbyn. The investigation, based on a massive leak of internal documents, emails, and social media messages, sheds light on the party's handling of anti-Semitism allegations and its divisive internal politics.{{cite web |last1=Al Jazeera |first1=Investigation Unit |title=Unprecedented leak exposes inner workings of UK Labour Party |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/23/unprecedented-leak-exposes-inner-workings-of-uk-labour-party |website=www.aljazeera.com |access-date=27 September 2022 |language=en |archive-date=26 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926151935/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/23/unprecedented-leak-exposes-inner-workings-of-uk-labour-party |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Damning leaks claim Jeremy Corbyn secretly brought down by party officials |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1711834 |work=DAWN.COM |date=25 September 2022 |language=en |access-date=27 September 2022 |archive-date=27 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927084859/https://www.dawn.com/news/1711834 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Suhail |first1=Mohammad |title=The Labour Files' exposes a toxic right-wing culture poisoning our party |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/labour-files-forde-report-keir-starmer-racism-b2198773.html#comments-area |website=The Independent |access-date=15 October 2022 |language=en |date=9 October 2022 |archive-date=15 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015100947/https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/labour-files-forde-report-keir-starmer-racism-b2198773.html#comments-area |url-status=live }}

The channel is available in many countries,{{Cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/watchaje/20091022172112636517.html|title=How to watch Al Jazeera English on TV|publisher=Al Jazeera English|access-date=19 May 2017|archive-date=19 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519014620/http://www.aljazeera.com/watchaje/20091022172112636517.html|url-status=live}} mostly via satellite, sometimes via cable. The channel is also available online.{{Cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/|title=AJE - Al Jazeera English|date=9 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109192623/http://www.aljazeera.com/|archive-date=9 January 2012}} Al Jazeera English provides a free HD stream on its website for unlimited viewing. Al Jazeera news segments were frequently included on the American public television program Worldfocus which aired from October 6, 2008 until April 2, 2010. Al Jazeera can also be streamed on any iOS or Android device with an internet connection using a free application.{{Cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/connect/|title=Al Jazeera Connect|publisher=Al Jazeera English|access-date=19 May 2017|archive-date=19 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519045136/http://www.aljazeera.com/connect/|url-status=live}}

Al Jazeera English is also available on connected TV and OTT streaming services like Pluto TV and Haystack News.

Along with a free unlimited high-quality stream on the official Al Jazeera English website, Online subscriptions allowing unlimited viewing may be purchased from Jump TV,[http://www.jumptv.com/en/channel/aljazeerainternational/ Al Jazeera] Jump TV {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100119012423/http://www.jumptv.com/en/channel/aljazeerainternational/ |date=19 January 2010 }} RealPlayer,[http://europe.real.com/partners/aljazeera/us/?r=plus&pcode=news_aj Al Jazeera] RealPlayer {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090520170803/http://europe.real.com/partners/aljazeera/us/?r=plus&pcode=news_aj |date=20 May 2009 }} and VDC.{{cite web|url=http://www.vdc.com |title=VDC Corporation |publisher=VDC |date=1 November 2011 |access-date=14 November 2011 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111014131346/http://www.vdc.com/ |archive-date=14 October 2011 }} Headlines from Al Jazeera English are available on Twitter.[https://twitter.com/ajenglish Al Jazeera English] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125114024/https://twitter.com/AJEnglish |date=25 January 2016 }} Twitter

Al Jazeera English's website also contains news reports and full episodes of their programs that can be viewed for free on their website. The videos are hosted by YouTube, where viewers can also go to find the videos.[https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/16/business/media/16jazeera.html Now on YouTube: The Latest News From Al Jazeera, in English] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203085048/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/16/business/media/16jazeera.html |date=3 February 2017 }} The New York Times, 16 April 2007[https://www.youtube.com/profile?user=AlJazeeraEnglish Al Jazeera English] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141003184100/http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=AlJazeeraEnglish |date=3 October 2014 }} YouTube

Al Jazeera English is available in the UK and Ireland on Freeview channel 235, Sky channel 511, Freesat channel 203 and Virgin Media channel 622. A notice appearing on Freeview channel 235 indicates that Al Jazeera is scheduled to end there on 30 September 2024 but that its service will remain on channel 251 as a streaming service for STBs that support streaming.

The channel initially began test streaming Al Jazeera English (then called "Al Jazeera International") in March 2006 on Hot Bird, Astra 1E, Hispasat, AsiaSat3S, Eutelsat 28A and Panamsat PAS 10. Telenors Thor, Türksat and Eutelsat 25A were added to the satellites carrying it. Eutelsat 28A carried the test stream on frequency 11.681 under the name "AJI".

Al Jazeera English is available in Sub-Saharan Africa mainly via DStv and StarTimes' satellite and terrestrial TV platforms. It is also available FTA on satellites like Belintersat 51.5°E and Nilesat 201. In Northern Africa, Al Jazeera English is available on telcos like Etisalat. It is also available via satellite, on Badr°26E and various local cable operators.

In New Zealand, Al Jazeera English is available 24 hours a day on Freeview (New Zealand) channel 16 and Sky (New Zealand) channel 90. From October 2013, Freeview (New Zealand) broadcast on the Kordia operated free-to-air DVB-T terrestrial network. Prior to the December 2012 analog switchoff Triangle TV re-broadcast various Al Jazeera programmes in Auckland on its free-to-air UHF channel. TV One was going to replace BBC World News with this service during their off-air hours of 01:30 to 06:00 from 1 April 2013, however opted to run infomercials instead.

In April 2010, Al Jazeera English was taken off air in Singapore Singtel TV with unspecified reasons, according to the official Al Jazeera English website.{{Citation needed|reason=Need some information about Al Jazeera English getting pulled from Singtel TV|date=May 2022}}

On 7 December 2010, Al Jazeera said its English language service has got a downlink license to broadcast in India. Satellite and cable companies would therefore be allowed to broadcast Al Jazeera in the country.{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703296604576005161024520544?mod=googlenews_wsj|title=Al Jazeera English to Broadcast in India|work=The Wall Street Journal|first=Kenan|last=Machado|date=7 December 2010|access-date=3 August 2017|archive-date=10 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010020954/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703296604576005161024520544?mod=googlenews_wsj|url-status=live}} The channel launched on Dish TV in November 2011,[http://mediame.com/news/broadcasting_news/al_jazeera_english_begins_broadcasting_india_dish_tv Al Jazeera English begins broadcasting in India via Dish TV] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216153629/http://www.mediame.com/news/broadcasting_news/al_jazeera_english_begins_broadcasting_india_dish_tv |date=16 December 2014 }} MediaME, 18 November 2011 and is considering a Hindi-language channel.[https://web.archive.org/web/20111119181923/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/al-jazeera-launches-english-channel-in-india/203246-44-124.html Al Jazeera English to be available in India] IBN Live, 17 November 2011 Tata Play satellite service broadcasts this on Channel 637 (SD) in India.{{cite web |title=Channel List - Tata Sky |url=https://www.tatasky.com/cms-assets/compliances/files/2020-04/Channel%2BList_20200402.pdf |access-date=16 November 2020 |archive-date=17 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117125310/https://www.tatasky.com/cms-assets/compliances/files/2020-04/Channel%2BList_20200402.pdf |url-status=live }}

On 26 November 2009, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission approved "a request to add Al Jazeera English (AJE) to the lists of eligible satellite services for distribution on a digital basis and amends the lists of eligible satellite services accordingly". Al Jazeera English became available on Rogers Cable, Videotron and Bell Satellite TV on 4 May 2010.{{cite news |title=Al Jazeera English on the air in Canada |work=Toronto Star|date=4 May 2010 |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/804466--al-jazeera-english-on-the-air-in-canada | first=Bruce | last=DeMara | access-date=23 May 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100508111125/http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/804466--al-jazeera-english-on-the-air-in-canada| archive-date= 8 May 2010 |url-status = live}}

File:AlJazeeraEgypt.png led to calls for the channel to be aired in the U.S.]]

Al Jazeera English is available via satellite across all of North America free to air via Globecast on Galaxy 19 on the Ku band in DVB format. As of 2011, only a small number of Americans were able to watch the channel on their televisions.{{cite news |last=Sirota |first=David |url=http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2011/01/28/dahl_al_jazeera/index.html |title=Why can't we watch Al Jazeera? |work=Salon |date=28 January 2011 |access-date=14 November 2011 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110917082413/http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2011/01/28/dahl_al_jazeera/index.html |archive-date=17 September 2011 }} Among the markets where it was available were Bristol County, Rhode Island, Toledo and Sandusky, Ohio, Burlington, Vermont, Houston, Texas, and Washington, DC.[http://www.wstm.com/Global/story.asp?S=6407830 "Burlington One of Few Places to Air Al Jazeera"] Associated Press, 22 April 2007 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928152234/http://www.wstm.com/Global/story.asp?S=6407830 |date=28 September 2007 }} Industry giant Comcast originally planned to carry Al Jazeera English in 2007, but reversed its decision shortly before the channel's launch, citing "the already-saturated television market".{{cite news |url=http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_14/b3978036.htm |title=Al Jazeera Meets American Resistance |work=Bloomberg BusinessWeek |access-date=29 August 2007|date=3 April 2006| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070811205405/http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_14/b3978036.htm| archive-date= 11 August 2007 |url-status = dead}} The two major American satellite providers, DirecTV and Dish Network, had similar plans but also changed their minds, with speculation that the decision may have been influenced by allegations by the Bush administration of "anti-American bias" in the channel.[http://www.globalpolicy.org/component/content/article/154/26645.html Americans Should Be Able to See al-Jazeera English TV] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090910134216/http://www.globalpolicy.org/component/content/article/154/26645.html |date=10 September 2009 }} Global Policy Forum, 30 November 2006

With Al Jazeera's coverage of the Egyptian Revolution of 2011, the channel drew acclaim and received renewed attention. The New York Times reported on 1 February 2011 that 1.6 million U.S. viewers had tuned in via Internet stream, and stated that new discussions were underway with carriers.{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/01/world/middleeast/01jazeera.html?_r=1&src=me | work=The New York Times | author=Stelter, Brian | title=Al Jazeera English Finds an Audience | date=31 January 2011 | access-date=21 February 2017 | archive-date=22 July 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160722054727/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/01/world/middleeast/01jazeera.html?_r=1&src=me | url-status=live }} The following month, it was announced that Al Jazeera entered carriage negotiations with Comcast and Time Warner Cable.[http://www.fastcompany.com/1733536/al-jazeera-in-talks-with-comcast-time-warner Al Jazeera in Talks With Comcast, Time Warner] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110305100105/http://www.fastcompany.com/1733536/al-jazeera-in-talks-with-comcast-time-warner |date=5 March 2011 }}, Fast Company, 2 March 2011 Salon.com described the channel's English-language coverage as "mandatory viewing for anyone interested in the world-changing events currently happening in Egypt",{{cite news |last=Sirota |first=David |url=http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2011/01/28/cable_news_egypt/index.html |title=Al Jazeera's Egypt coverage embarrasses U.S. cable news channels |work=Salon |date=28 January 2011 |access-date=14 November 2011 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110906053412/http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2011/01/28/cable_news_egypt/index.html |archive-date=6 September 2011}} while Huffington Post contributor Jeff Jarvis claimed it was "un-American" for operators to not carry the network.[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-jarvis/we-want-our-al-jazeera-en_b_815968.html We Want Our Al Jazeera English Now] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110201035734/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-jarvis/we-want-our-al-jazeera-en_b_815968.html |date=1 February 2011 }} The Huffington Post, 30 January 2011 When Al Jazeera covered the Libyan Civil War, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton noted an increasing American audience for the network, saying that "viewership of Al Jazeera is going up in the United States because it's real news. You may not agree with it, but you feel like you're getting real news around the clock instead of a million commercials and—you know—arguments between talking heads and the kind of stuff that we do on our news which—you know—is not particularly informative to us, let alone foreigners."{{cite news |title=Clinton Media Criticism Buoys Al-Jazeera |author=Bauder, David |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=13061525 |agency=Associated Press |work=ABC News |access-date=20 March 2011 |archive-date=8 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110308174206/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=13061525 |url-status=live }}

On 1 February 2011, Internet appliance Roku posted on its Facebook page that the English-language Al Jazeera Live would be streaming on Roku devices through a private channel called Newscaster and also through the BBC channel. It permitted the announcement following unrest in Egypt{{Clarify|reason=|date=January 2021}} so American viewers can watch the latest events going on in the Middle East. A Roku user must add the private channel Newscaster from the Roku website.[https://owner.roku.com/Add/newscaster Add newscaster]{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Roku

On 1 August 2011, Al Jazeera English began airing 23 hours a day in New York City as part of a sublet agreement with cable channel RISE, a former Spanish-language network, which is carried on WRNN-TV's DT2 subchannel (the other hours were used to meet FCC E/I and local programming guidelines). The network aired on Time Warner Cable on channel 92 and on Verizon FiOS on channel 481.{{cite news |title=Al Jazeera English Begins Airing in New York City |author=THR Staff |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/al-jazeera-english-begins-airing-217620 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=1 August 2011 |access-date=8 September 2011 |quote=Al Jazeera English began airing in New York City 23 hours a day Monday in a sublet agreement on cable channel RISE |archive-date=13 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213212218/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/al-jazeera-english-begins-airing-217620 |url-status=live }}

On 2 January 2013, Al Jazeera announced that it had acquired the U.S.-based cable TV channel Current TV for a reported $500 million. With this acquisition, Al Jazeera launched a new channel, called Al Jazeera America, with a heavy dose of U.S. domestic news along with Al Jazeera English programming and news, to an estimated 40 million U.S. households—putting it in direct competition with CNN, MSNBC and Fox News Channel.

Due to contracts with U.S. cable and satellite carriers for Al Jazeera America the official Al Jazeera English live stream was geo-blocked in the United States on 18 August 2013. With the launch of Al Jazeera America, Al Jazeera English was excluded from all US services carrying or providing the channel, including YouTube, with Al Jazeera America material replacing all Al Jazeera English video content and live streams. Most Al Jazeera English video content was no longer officially available in the United States.

In April 2014 the Al Jazeera English show Empire was not geo-blocked in the United States. Shortly after the programs Indian Hospital, Viewfinder, Lifelines: The Quest for Global Health and Head to Head were available also. These programs were the only AJE shows officially non-geoblocked for American viewing during the time that Al Jazeera America was in existence.

With the closure of Al Jazeera America in April 2016 it was expected that the official live stream of Al Jazeera English and access to its programmes would eventually be restored to the United States.{{cite web|url=http://advanced-television.com/2016/07/22/al-jazeera-digital-streaming-service-for-us/|title=Al-Jazeera streaming service for US|website=advanced-television.com|date=22 July 2016 |access-date=16 September 2016|archive-date=21 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921034244/http://advanced-television.com/2016/07/22/al-jazeera-digital-streaming-service-for-us/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-aljazeera-usa-streaming/al-jazeera-to-launch-english-language-digital-streaming-service-in-u-s-idUSKCN1012PF|title=Al Jazeera to launch English language digital streaming service in U.S.|date=21 July 2016|publisher=Reuters|access-date=5 November 2017|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107020831/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-aljazeera-usa-streaming/al-jazeera-to-launch-english-language-digital-streaming-service-in-u-s-idUSKCN1012PF|url-status=live}} The online live stream of Al Jazeera English was made available to viewers in the United States once again in September 2016.

Aljazeera.com has served as the primary web address for both the Al Jazeera English and former Al Jazeera America websites since early 2011.{{Cite web |title=Aljazeera.com archive March 2011 |url=http://aljazeera.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110329050013/http://aljazeera.com/ |archive-date=29 March 2011 }} The domain name was acquired by Al Jazeera Media Network from Aljazeera Publishing, a Dubai-based media company which previously used the domain as the website for their unrelated publication Aljazeera Magazine. This followed after a long-running domain name dispute between the two entities, which included a failed 2005 attempt by Al Jazeera Network to take control of the domain.{{cite news |last=Flamini |first=Roland |date=21 November 2005 |title=Al-Jazeera in fight for Web site name. |work=UPI International Intelligence |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-11651603_ITM |access-date=4 July 2008}}{{cite web |author=Arbitration and Mediation Center |date=28 July 2005 |title=WIPO Domain Name Decision: D2005-0309 |url=http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/html/2005/d2005-0309.html |work=wipo.int |access-date=31 October 2023 |archive-date=20 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120140906/https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/html/2005/d2005-0309.html |url-status=live }} Confusion between the two entities resulted in some articles from Al Jazeera magazine being erroneously attributed to the Al Jazeera Network.{{cite news |date=1 April 2006 |title=Between the Lines |work=Fast Company |url=http://www.mywire.com/pubs/FastCompany/2006/04/01/1721086?extID=10051 |url-status=dead |access-date=4 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906092234/http://www.mywire.com/pubs/FastCompany/2006/04/01/1721086?extID=10051 |archive-date=6 September 2015}}{{cite news |last=Brook |first=Stephen |date=16 February 2006 |title=Times apologises to al-Jazeera |work=The Guardian |location=London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/feb/16/iraqandthemedia.pressandpublishing |access-date=4 July 2008 |archive-date=29 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829230337/http://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/feb/16/iraqandthemedia.pressandpublishing |url-status=live }}

{{Main|List of awards awarded to Al Jazeera English}}

As of May 2017, Al Jazeera English has won more than 150 prizes, medals and awards.{{Cite web |title=Awards |url=http://network.aljazeera.net/en/awards |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112183700/https://network.aljazeera.net/en/awards |archive-date=12 November 2023 |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=Al Jazeera Media Network |language=en}} With notable accolades such as

• 2022, 2023 Broadcaster of the Year at the New York Festivals TV & Film Awards {{Cite web |title=Al Jazeera English Named Broadcaster of the Year At the New York Festivals TV & Film |url=http://network.aljazeera.net/en/about-us/awards/al-jazeera-english-named-broadcaster-year-new-york-festivals-tv-film |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112070448/https://network.aljazeera.net/en/about-us/awards/al-jazeera-english-named-broadcaster-year-new-york-festivals-tv-film |archive-date=12 November 2023 |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=Al Jazeera Media Network |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Al Jazeera English Named Broadcaster of the Year At the 2023 New York Festivals TV & Film Awards |url=http://network.aljazeera.net/en/awards/al-jazeera-english-named-broadcaster-year-2023-new-york-festivals-tv-film-awards |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112070515/https://network.aljazeera.net/en/awards/al-jazeera-english-named-broadcaster-year-2023-new-york-festivals-tv-film-awards |archive-date=12 November 2023 |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=Al Jazeera Media Network |language=en}}
• Royal Television Society Award - 2021, 2022 {{Cite web |title=Al Jazeera Wins RTS Award in Breaking News for Its Coverage of the Beirut Blast |url=http://network.aljazeera.net/en/about-us/awards/al-jazeera-wins-rts-award-breaking-news-its-coverage-beirut-blast |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113081738/https://network.aljazeera.net/en/about-us/awards/al-jazeera-wins-rts-award-breaking-news-its-coverage-beirut-blast |archive-date=13 November 2023 |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=Al Jazeera Media Network |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=RTS Award for Al Jazeera English Technical Team |url=http://network.aljazeera.net/en/about-us/awards/rts-award-al-jazeera-english-technical-team |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112185019/https://network.aljazeera.net/en/about-us/awards/rts-award-al-jazeera-english-technical-team |archive-date=12 November 2023 |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=Al Jazeera Media Network |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Al Jazeera wins two RTS TV Journalism Awards |url=http://network.aljazeera.net/en/about-us/awards/al-jazeera-wins-two-rts-tv-journalism-awards |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112194950/https://network.aljazeera.net/en/about-us/awards/al-jazeera-wins-two-rts-tv-journalism-awards |archive-date=12 November 2023 |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=Al Jazeera Media Network |language=en}}
• Agence France-Presse's Kate Webb Prize to correspondent Asad Hashim in 2018 for a series of articles on the plight of ethnic Pashtuns and blasphemy issues in Pakistan.{{cite news |date=2019-01-14 |title=Al Jazeera reporter Asad Hashim wins AFP’s Kate Webb Prize |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/1/14/al-jazeera-reporter-asad-hashim-wins-afps-kate-webb-prize |work=Al Jazeera}}{{cite news |date=2019-03-27 |title=Pakistani journalist receives AFP's Kate Webb Prize |url=https://www.afp.com/en/inside-afp/pakistani-journalist-receives-afps-kate-webb-prize |work=Agence France-Presse}}
• The Peabody Awards
• 2011 - Al Jazeera English coverage of the Arab Awakening{{Cite web |title=The Peabody Awards |url=http://network.aljazeera.net/en/about-us/awards/peabody-awards |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112152050/https://network.aljazeera.net/en/about-us/awards/peabody-awards |archive-date=12 November 2023 |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=Al Jazeera Media Network |language=en}}
• 2016 - "Fault Lines: Haiti in a Time of Cholera" Earns a Peabody Award.{{Cite web |title="Fault Lines: Haiti in a Time of Cholera" Earns a Peabody Award |url=http://network.aljazeera.net/en/about-us/awards/fault-lines-haiti-time-cholera-earns-peabody-award |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112070441/https://network.aljazeera.net/en/about-us/awards/fault-lines-haiti-time-cholera-earns-peabody-award |archive-date=12 November 2023 |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=Al Jazeera Media Network |language=en}}
• 2013 - Fault Lines: Haiti in a Time of Cholera & Made in Bangladesh{{Cite web |title=The Peabody Awards |url=http://network.aljazeera.net/en/about-us/awards/peabody-awards-0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112070447/https://network.aljazeera.net/en/about-us/awards/peabody-awards-0 |archive-date=12 November 2023 |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=Al Jazeera Media Network |language=en}}
• 2018- Peabody Award for documentary ‘The Cut’ which explores the dangerous and painful practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) in many countries around the world.{{Cite web |title=Peabody Award for documentary 'The Cut' |url=http://network.aljazeera.net/en/about-us/awards/peabody-award-documentary-%E2%80%98-cut%E2%80%99 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112070448/https://network.aljazeera.net/en/about-us/awards/peabody-award-documentary-%E2%80%98-cut%E2%80%99 |archive-date=12 November 2023 |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=Al Jazeera Media Network |language=en}}

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{{Main|Al Jazeera controversies and criticism}}

{{main|2013–15 detention of Al Jazeera journalists by Egypt}}

On December 29, 2013, Egyptian security forces arrested three Al Jazeera English journalists—Australian Peter Greste, Canadian Mohamed Fahmy, and Egyptian Baher Mohamed—at Cairo's Marriott Hotel, accusing them of reporting news damaging to national security.{{cite news |date=30 December 2013 |title=Egypt crisis: Al-Jazeera journalists arrested in Cairo |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25546389 |access-date=12 November 2023 |archive-date=14 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114084033/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25546389 |url-status=live }} Despite international outcry and campaigns like #FreeAJStaff,{{Cite web |title=#FreeAJstaff: One year on |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2014/12/31/freeajstaff-one-year-on |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en |archive-date=12 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112035701/https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2014/12/31/freeajstaff-one-year-on |url-status=live }} calls for their release from the UN, EU, and the US went unheeded. The journalists faced a series of trial delays, with questionable evidence including misleading videos, inaudible audio recordings, and unrelated images.{{cite news |date=23 June 2014 |title=9 Ludicrous Pieces of Evidence Used in Egypt To Jail Al Jazeera Journalists |publisher=The Huffington Post UK |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/06/23/al-jazeera-jail-gotye-she_n_5521245.html |url-status=live |access-date=16 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112054135/http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/06/23/al-jazeera-jail-gotye-she_n_5521245.html |archive-date=12 January 2015}}

On June 23, 2014, Greste and Fahmy received seven-year sentences, while Mohamed was sentenced to 10 years. The verdict was widely criticized, with global leaders and media outlets denouncing it as a politically motivated attack on press freedom.{{cite news |last1=Loveluck |first1=Louisa |title=David Cameron 'appalled' as Egypt sentences Al Jazeera journalists to seven years in prison |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/egypt/10919226/Al-Jazeera-journalists-working-in-Egypt-sentenced-to-seven-years-in-prison.html |url-status=live |access-date=4 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203044239/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/egypt/10919226/Al-Jazeera-journalists-working-in-Egypt-sentenced-to-seven-years-in-prison.html |archive-date=3 December 2017}}{{cite news |date=23 June 2014 |title=Secretary Kerry: Prison sentences for Al Jazeera reporters 'deeply disturbing set-back' for Egypt |publisher=Big News Network |url=http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/223187693 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026153954/http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/223187693 |archive-date=26 October 2014}} Calls for amnesty were rebuffed by Egypt, asserting the independence of its justice system.{{cite news |last=Kingsley |first=Patrick |date=24 June 2014 |title=Egyptian president ignores Obama call for clemency over al-Jazeera journalists |newspaper=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/jun/24/al-jazeera-journalists-sisi-egypt-denied-celemency |url-status=live |access-date=10 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225203944/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/jun/24/al-jazeera-journalists-sisi-egypt-denied-celemency |archive-date=25 February 2017}} Amid mounting pressure, Greste was released and deported to Australia on February 1, 2015.{{cite news |last=Kingsley |first=Patrick |date=1 February 2015 |title=Al-Jazeera journalist Peter Greste deported from Egypt |newspaper=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/feb/01/peter-greste-al-jazeera-released-egypt |url-status=live |access-date=10 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225011411/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/feb/01/peter-greste-al-jazeera-released-egypt |archive-date=25 February 2017}}

On August 29, 2015, the trio faced an additional three-year sentence, sparking international condemnation.{{cite news |date=29 August 2015 |title=Egypt jails al-Jazeera journalists |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-34095341 |url-status=live |access-date=21 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829150954/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-34095341 |archive-date=29 August 2018}} The Canadian government sought Fahmy's pardon and deportation,{{cite news |title=Canada has asked Egypt to pardon jailed journalist, lawyer Amal Clooney says |publisher=CBC |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mohamed-fahmy-amal-clooney-1.3209075 |url-status=live |access-date=30 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150831041438/http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mohamed-fahmy-amal-clooney-1.3209075 |archive-date=31 August 2015}} which was granted on September 23, 2015, alongside a pardon for Mohamed, as part of a larger pardon by Egyptian President el-Sisi for 100 individuals.{{cite news |title=Al Jazeera journalists freed from Egypt prison |publisher=Al Jazeera |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/09/al-jazeera-journalists-pardoned-egypt-150923112113189.html |url-status=live |access-date=23 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924170654/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/09/al-jazeera-journalists-pardoned-egypt-150923112113189.html |archive-date=24 September 2015}} The case underscored concerns about press freedom and raised calls for reevaluating foreign aid to Egypt.

In 2012, Melissa Chan, who served as the longstanding China correspondent for Al Jazeera English, faced expulsion from the country.{{cite news |date=8 May 2012 |title=Al Jazeera closes English-language bureau in China after visa denial |publisher=CNN |url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/08/world/asia/china-al-jazeera-journalist/ |url-status=live |access-date=21 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304123804/http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/08/world/asia/china-al-jazeera-journalist/ |archive-date=4 March 2016}} Although the Chinese government refrained from publicly disclosing the reasons for her expulsion, it was widely understood that their dissatisfaction stemmed from a documentary aired by the channel, focusing on China's prison system.[http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/slaverya21stcenturyevil/2011/10/2011101091153782814.html "Slavery: A 21st Century Evil"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509120629/http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/slaverya21stcenturyevil/2011/10/2011101091153782814.html|date=9 May 2012}} Al Jazeera English 25 March 2012{{cite news |author=Michael Wines |date=7 May 2012 |title=China Expels Al Jazeera Channel |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/08/world/asia/china-expels-al-jazeera-english-language-channel.html |url-status=live |access-date=8 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508011052/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/08/world/asia/china-expels-al-jazeera-english-language-channel.html |archive-date=8 May 2012}}[http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2012/05/201257195136608563.html "Al Jazeera English to close China bureau"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508103635/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2012/05/201257195136608563.html|date=8 May 2012}} Al Jazeera English 8 May 2012 The incident prompted inquiries during the Beijing press corps' routine questioning at the Chinese Foreign Ministry's daily press briefing on May 8, 2012. However, officials provided no explanation and selectively omitted most related questions when publishing the official transcript.[https://www.voanews.com/a/369849.html Chinese Official Questioned About Al Jazeera Reporter's Expulsion] Voice of America, 8 May 2012 Following her expulsion, Melissa Chan continued her journalistic career at Al Jazeera America.{{cite web |title=Melissa Chan |url=http://america.aljazeera.com/profiles/c/melissa-chan.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221080319/http://america.aljazeera.com/profiles/c/melissa-chan.html |archive-date=21 February 2017 |access-date=21 September 2016 |publisher=Al Jazeera}}

Emmy award-winning journalist Dave Marash resigned from his position saying his exit was due in part to an anti-American bias at the network that is little seen in the US. Marash said he felt that attitude more from British administrators than Arabs. He said there were other reasons for his exit and was proud of the network's coverage of issues south of the equator, but that he ultimately felt that it was not the right place for him.{{Cite web |date=2008-03-28 |title=Dave Marash Quits Al-Jazeera English - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dave-marash-quits-al-jazeera-english/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112102219/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dave-marash-quits-al-jazeera-english/ |archive-date=12 Nov 2023 |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}} Marash had also described Al Jazeera as "the best news channel on Earth."{{Cite web |last=Byers |first=Dylan |date=2013-01-12 |title=Al Jazeera America: Will they watch? |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2013/01/al-jazeera-america-086088 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407155505/https://www.politico.com/story/2013/01/al-jazeera-america-086088 |archive-date=7 Apr 2023 |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=POLITICO |language=en}}

On 12 October 2008, Al Jazeera English broadcast interviews with people attending a Sarah Palin United States presidential election rally in St. Clairsville, Ohio, with interviewees making comments about Barack Obama such as "he regards white people as trash" and "I'm afraid if he wins, the blacks will take over"...The report received over two million views on YouTube.{{cite AV media |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRqcfqiXCX0 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/zRqcfqiXCX0 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Misconceptions of Obama fuel Republican campaign |date=13 October 2008 |publisher=Al Jazeera| first=Casey| last=Kauffman |via= YouTube |author-link = Casey Kauffman }}{{cbignore}} Following this, The Washington Post ran an op-ed,{{cite news| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/17/AR2008101702496.html| title=A Rage No One Should Be Stoking| author-link=Colbert I. King| date=18 October 2008| first=Colbert I.| last=King| newspaper=The Washington Post| access-date=23 August 2017| archive-date=4 April 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404105434/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/17/AR2008101702496.html| url-status=live}} claiming the news channel was deliberately encouraging "anti-American sentiment overseas", which was criticized by Al Jazeera as "a gratuitous and uninformed shot at Al Jazeera's motives", as the report was just one of "hundreds of hours of diverse coverage".{{cite news| url=http://aljazeera.com/aboutus/2008/10/20081024214239215281.html| title=Letter to The Washington Post| date=25 October 2008| first=Tony| last=Burman| author-link=Tony Burman| access-date=16 December 2014| archive-date=3 January 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120103141415/http://www.aljazeera.com/aboutus/2008/10/20081024214239215281.html| url-status=live}} Criticism of an Anti-American bias has been dwindling as their coverage of the Arab Spring received wide acclaim and calls for the network to be added to U.S. television.{{cite news |url=http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14834808,00.html |title=Al-Jazeera goes from bad guy to good guy in the US |publisher=Deutsche Welle |date=10 February 2011 |access-date=28 January 2012 |archive-date=16 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120116201350/http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14834808,00.html |url-status=live }}

Additional programming geared towards an American audience includes a day's worth of special coverage marking the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001.{{cite news |first=David |last=Bauder |url=http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9PKH2U02.htm |title=Al Jazeera English maps out 9/11 coverage |publisher=Bloomberg BusinessWeek |agency=Associated Press |date=8 September 2011 |access-date=28 January 2012 |archive-date=31 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120131155127/http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9PKH2U02.htm |url-status=dead }} Al Jazeera has also launched The Stream, a show based in Washington D.C. that discusses social media, which targets an American audience.{{cite web |author= Teemu Henriksson |url= http://www.editorsweblog.org/web_20/2011/04/al_jazeera_takes_social_media_to_the_air.php |title= Al Jazeera takes social media to the airwaves, targeting US audiences in particular |publisher= World Editors Forum |work= EditorsWebLog.org |date= 19 April 2011 |access-date= 28 January 2012 |archive-date= 31 January 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120131161403/http://www.editorsweblog.org/web_20/2011/04/al_jazeera_takes_social_media_to_the_air.php |url-status= live }}{{cite web |url= http://www.cyberjournalist.net/al-jazeera-launches-the-stream-social-media-experiment-online |title=Al Jazeera launches 'The Stream' social media experiment online |publisher=CyberJournalist |date=19 April 2011 |access-date=28 January 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120131131851/http://www.cyberjournalist.net/al-jazeera-launches-the-stream-social-media-experiment-online |archive-date=31 January 2012 |url-status = dead}} On 2 January 2013, Al Jazeera purchased the American channel Current TV and rebranded as Al Jazeera America in August 2013.{{cite news|title= Al Jazeera buys US channel Current TV|url= http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2013/01/2013132255769130.html|publisher= Al Jazeera|date= 2 January 2013|access-date= 2 January 2013|archive-date= 3 January 2013|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130103152842/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2013/01/2013132255769130.html|url-status= live}}{{Cite web | url= https://theweek.com/articles/469065/why-al-gore-sold-current-tv-al-jazeera | title= Why Al Gore sold Current TV to Al Jazeera | date= 3 January 2013 | website= theweek.com | language= en | access-date= 21 February 2020 | archive-date= 21 February 2020 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200221165429/https://theweek.com/articles/469065/why-al-gore-sold-current-tv-al-jazeera | url-status= live }}

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In mid 2014, Al Jazeera English froze employment of both permanent and freelance staff for its Qatar network and cut freelance pay rates by 30-40% without warning,{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}} while at the same time Al Jazeera lodged a $150 million claim for compensation against Egypt, arguing that by arresting and attacking Al Jazeera journalists, seizing the broadcaster's property and jamming its signal, the Egyptian government has violated its rights as a foreign investor in the country and put the $90 million it has invested in Egypt since 2001 at risk.

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• Al Jazeera Arabic
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{{reflist}}

• Philip Seib (ed.): Al Jazeera English. Global News in a Changing World. Palgrave Macmillan, April 2012, {{ISBN|9780230340206}}
• Josh Rushing: Mission Al-Jazeera: Build a Bridge, Seek the Truth, Change the World. Palgrave Macmillan, 2007
• Tine Ustad Figenschou: Al Jazeera and the Global Media Landscape: The South is Talking Back. Routledge, 2013

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