QatarOwnership & classification
Founded: 1996
Ownership
Al Jazeera (the Arabic network launched on 1 November 1996; the English channel in 2006) is part of the Al Jazeera Media Network, founded by Qatar's then-Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. It is legally structured as a Qatari private foundation for public benefit, but it was created and is controlled by the State of Qatar, with the ruling Al Thani family holding the chairmanship of its board since launch.
Funding
The network is primarily funded by the government of Qatar, which seeded it with an initial state loan of about QAR 500 million and transitioned it to permanent state financing because advertising could not cover its global operations; it also earns some advertising revenue.
Affiliation & stance
Al Jazeera claims editorial independence and produces wide-ranging international journalism, but it is created, owned and funded by the Qatari state and is widely regarded as an instrument of Qatari soft power. Because it is a state-founded and state-funded broadcaster, it is classified STATE.
Editorial lean
- Our estimate
- Center
- Measured from coverage
- Centerbased on 1289
82/100
Factual
76/100
Objective
1490
Articles
1490
reports
Factual: How accurately its articles report the facts, judged against primary sources and the cross-outlet consensus. Only articles that cite their sources are counted.
Objective: How neutral the writing is — whether reporting keeps the writer’s own preferences and opinions out of the article.
Recent coverage
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UN rights council condemns attacks on civilians in Sudan, calls for truce
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Trump says taxpayers will no longer fund TV ads that praise him
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Turkiye, Pakistan to deploy forces to Saudi as Yemen fighting grows
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Moroccan journalists recount years of surveillance amid new Amnesty claim
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Police clash with Kosovo protesters over bid to curb Hague war crimes court
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Mecca Alliance: Turkiye, Pakistan agree to military deployment to Saudi Arabia
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