I think calling them 'excellent' is taking it a bit far. I'd view Al Jazeera as structurally similar to many other 'regime broadcasters', for example, the BBC.

I think calling them 'excellent' is taking it a bit far. I'd view Al Jazeera as structurally similar to many other 'regime broadcasters', for example, the BBC. However, the regime they are broadcasting for is the Qatari dictatorship, which is marginally more liberal than the Saudi dictarship[0]. So there's actually a pretty big difference there: it's representing a state (in the broad sense), and unless you have some really biblical political opinions, it's not a state you have much in common with. Aside from the usual depravities (stoning, slavery, etc), the taliban were headquartered in Doha in recent years. I also occasionally read AJ for a sort of 'third opinion', but I think the people they represent are some of the worst in the world. It's marginally more reliable than RT, and then only because Qatar is more of an ambiguous global player. It's worth always remembering that AJ is the english language, liberal-compatible face of a regime that murders gay people, imprisons women, and flogs people for adultery. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Qatar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Qatar