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At least officially, the situation is similar to that of the BBC. Both AJ and the BBC are government funded, but both have editorial independence of their local

At least officially, the situation is similar to that of the BBC. Both AJ and the BBC are government funded, but both have editorial independence of their local government. Both have been accused of bias in favor of their funding governments.

leephillips 5y ago
You can not discuss these things without taking into account the nature of the respective governments. Under an authoritarian regime, one should at least be skeptical of the concept of a government funded news organization with editorial independence. You might find this interesting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iWJVXaFTxo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iWJVXaFTxo
- naturalauction 5y ago
  Not saying that Al-Jazeera is unbiased at all and the differing content on the Arabic and English channels does seem to be quite concerning. That being said, the guy behind Nas Daily is paid by the UAE government not only for tourism work (sponsored videos) but also as an instructor for a government run/funded media academy [1]. The UAE obviously has a bone to pick with Al-Jazeera and Qatar. Nas Daily itself has some received some criticism about their coverage of Israel, see [2]. While the accusation that he is an official part of Israeli propaganda seems a bit unfounded, there does seem to be more to the story than what meets the eye. [1] https://newmediaacademy.ae/ar-digital-creator/#pll_switcher https://newmediaacademy.ae/ar-digital-creator/#pll_switcher [2] https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/nas-daily-israel-palestine-uae-bds-boycott-normalisation https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/nas-daily-israel-palestin...
  - leephillips 5y ago
    Interesting. I’ve only seen a few of Nas’ videos (which I liked, despite the slightly exhausting delivery). I didn’t know he worked for the UAE government, and I agree that should be kept in mind. EDIT: The criticism in [2] is objection by the antisemitic BDS movement to NAS’ refusal to demonize Israel and his attempts to bring people together and promote peace and mutual understanding. It is embarrassing to their narrative when Palestinians like NAS point out that the Palestinians who stayed in Israel after its founding became full members of its society, served in its parliament, and that there is no “apartheid”.
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leephillips 5y ago

You can not discuss these things without taking into account the nature of the respective governments. Under an authoritarian regime, one should at least be skeptical of the concept of a government funded news organization with editorial independence. You might find this interesting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iWJVXaFTxo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iWJVXaFTxo

naturalauction 5y ago
Not saying that Al-Jazeera is unbiased at all and the differing content on the Arabic and English channels does seem to be quite concerning. That being said, the guy behind Nas Daily is paid by the UAE government not only for tourism work (sponsored videos) but also as an instructor for a government run/funded media academy [1]. The UAE obviously has a bone to pick with Al-Jazeera and Qatar. Nas Daily itself has some received some criticism about their coverage of Israel, see [2]. While the accusation that he is an official part of Israeli propaganda seems a bit unfounded, there does seem to be more to the story than what meets the eye. [1] https://newmediaacademy.ae/ar-digital-creator/#pll_switcher https://newmediaacademy.ae/ar-digital-creator/#pll_switcher [2] https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/nas-daily-israel-palestine-uae-bds-boycott-normalisation https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/nas-daily-israel-palestin...
- leephillips 5y ago
  Interesting. I’ve only seen a few of Nas’ videos (which I liked, despite the slightly exhausting delivery). I didn’t know he worked for the UAE government, and I agree that should be kept in mind. EDIT: The criticism in [2] is objection by the antisemitic BDS movement to NAS’ refusal to demonize Israel and his attempts to bring people together and promote peace and mutual understanding. It is embarrassing to their narrative when Palestinians like NAS point out that the Palestinians who stayed in Israel after its founding became full members of its society, served in its parliament, and that there is no “apartheid”.
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