I haven’t heard of them until like 2-3 years ago and I see them posted in World News quite often. What kind of a news source is this? Are they biased in some way? Where are they based? Is there anything notable to know about them?

  • Edward (any)@lemmygrad.ml
    122·
    3 years ago

    Are they biased in some way

    Yes. All news/media sources are biased. There is no such thing as unbiased news.

  • Ronin_5@lemmygrad.ml
    5·
    3 years ago

    It’s state owned media from Qatar. I’m assuming that it’s got loose ties to US capital, indirectly through Saudi capital. It’s middle eastern MSM.

  • pnwml [she/her]@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
    51·
    3 years ago

    They’re a state media from Qatar; Pro-Palestine, Anti-Imperialist, usually (unfortunately) Anti-LGBT.

    Provides World and Middle East coverage primarily but also I’ll see African (normally northern African) and SEA coverage as well.

    I view it in the way as RT or CGTN, use it be aware of developments from a anti-imperialist POV and conduct my own research from there.

    Additionally they, like RT and CGTN, also have RSS feeds for news apps. 👍

  • Tatar_Nobility@lemmy.ml
    52·
    3 years ago

    Al-Jazeera is a media network owned by Qatar. It provides international voverage of news but naturally focuses on the Middle East region. Its political inclinations may vary depending on the country they’re broadcasting to.

    But generally speaking, it is pro palestine and anti imperialist. Evidently, its narratives may change with Qatar’s geopolitics. For example, Al-Jazeera directed in the past a lot of criticism to Saudi Arabia, namely the war in Yemen and the murder of a certain journalist.

    Ultimately, every media outlet has certain biases which is how journalism is meant to actually be. I can partly attest to Al-Jazeera’s high quality journalism.