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The Inside Story of the Arab News Channel That is Challenging the West
Grove Press
January 2006
On Sale: January 11, 2006
448 pages
ISBN: 0802142354
EAN: 9780802142351
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With more than fifty million viewers, Al-Jazeera is one of
the most widely watched news channels in the world. It’s
also one of the most controversial. Now, journalist Hugh
Miles uncovers the true story behind the Arab world’s most
influential outlet. Financed by one of the wealthiest
countries in the world, Al-Jazeera quickly established
itself as the premier news channel in the Islamic world by
covering events Arabs cared about in ways they had never
seen before. However, accusations of ties to Al-Qaeda
continue to plague the news channel. Its journalists have
been accused of spying for everyone from Mossad to Saddam
Hussein, sometimes simultaneously, and a star Al-Jazeera
reporter is still awaiting trial in Spain for being an
active member and recruiter for a Spanish-based Al-Qaeda
cell. With unprecedented access to the news channel’s key
players, reporters, producers, and financiers, journalist
Hugh Miles uncovers the full, behind-the-scenes story of
Al-Jazeera’s meteoric rise and how its influence is shaping
the course of the Arab world. Al-Jazeera us an eye-opening
look at a television network that not only covers the news
but also makes the news.
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