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Foreign news, even state controlled (RT, for example) is always valuable. Partly because we know those news outlets are biased and politically motivated, and ad

Foreign news, even state controlled (RT, for example) is always valuable. Partly because we know those news outlets are biased and politically motivated, and adjust our own perception accordingly. Though the glorification of suicide bombing and the killing of US soldiers on Al Jazeera always left a very bad taste in my mouth circa 2003-2004. The problem is that our news outlets are biased and politically motivated as well, it's just the pressure comes from money and "access". And we don't admit it to ourselves. A simple example is a person or company will go to a specific outlet to break negative news so they can get a head start on the story. For access to the scoop, the outlet helps write a truthful but "friendly" narrative. This happens all of the time with large businesses also, and it's evident in the headlines. Where did you think all of that PR consulting money goes?

aorth 6y ago
> glorification of suicide bombing and the killing of US soldiers on Al Jazeera always left a very bad taste in my mouth. Are we talking about the same Al Jazeera? I've never seen such glorification. I am an American living internationally for a long time now and, where I used to value BBC World, I have preferred Al Jazeera English for close to ten years at least.
- BeetleB 6y ago
  I think this was mostly perceived to be on their Arabic station, not the English one. In those days people I know who watched the Arabic Al-Jazeera said it was a whole different channel than the English one (in terms of bias, etc). (Although I didn't hear anything specifically about support for suicide bombings).
UglyToad 6y ago
I'm curious about the "glorification of suicide bombing" you mention. I mostly watch Al-Jazeera in the UK and my understanding is that Al-Jazeera English should be considered an almost entirely separate entity from the other (Arabic language?) Al-Jazeera that is regarded to have ties to the Muslim brotherhood etc. From my perspective with the pro Qatari bias in mind Al-Jazeera English is one of the only quality news stations available; especially since, due to their bias, they will focus on underreported stories such as the Rohingya. Are the issues you mention relevant to the English language channel?
GLGirty 6y ago
> glorification of suicide bombing and the killing of US soldiers on Al Jazeera I've read AJE occasionally for years; I read BBC for the same reason: to get perspective outside of North America. I've NEVER noticed anything so egregious... I've considered the reporting and editorial to be at par with BBC. Can you provide examples? Is the english content significantly different from other languages?

aorth 6y ago

> glorification of suicide bombing and the killing of US soldiers on Al Jazeera always left a very bad taste in my mouth. Are we talking about the same Al Jazeera? I've never seen such glorification. I am an American living internationally for a long time now and, where I used to value BBC World, I have preferred Al Jazeera English for close to ten years at least.

BeetleB 6y ago
I think this was mostly perceived to be on their Arabic station, not the English one. In those days people I know who watched the Arabic Al-Jazeera said it was a whole different channel than the English one (in terms of bias, etc). (Although I didn't hear anything specifically about support for suicide bombings).

UglyToad 6y ago

I'm curious about the "glorification of suicide bombing" you mention. I mostly watch Al-Jazeera in the UK and my understanding is that Al-Jazeera English should be considered an almost entirely separate entity from the other (Arabic language?) Al-Jazeera that is regarded to have ties to the Muslim brotherhood etc. From my perspective with the pro Qatari bias in mind Al-Jazeera English is one of the only quality news stations available; especially since, due to their bias, they will focus on underreported stories such as the Rohingya. Are the issues you mention relevant to the English language channel?

GLGirty 6y ago

> glorification of suicide bombing and the killing of US soldiers on Al Jazeera I've read AJE occasionally for years; I read BBC for the same reason: to get perspective outside of North America. I've NEVER noticed anything so egregious... I've considered the reporting and editorial to be at par with BBC. Can you provide examples? Is the english content significantly different from other languages?