The award winning international broadcast company Aljazeera, which literally means “The Island’” is an independent part of the Qatar Media Corporation from Doha, Qatar. Their website aljazeera.com, offers visitors the ability to keep up with all manner of Arabic information and current events. The site was the primary source of news in the initial phases of the war in Afghanistan after all other agencies were ordered out of the country. In the year 2000, the site was awarded as one of the top five news websites in the world. The reporting division has global coverage with over sixty local bureaus contributing to content. The channel is broadcast in 130 countries with viewership in excess of 250 million households. The site aljazeera.com, is the English version of their internet presence, and is a division of the Al Jazeera Network. Currently in their 15th year, the site maintains independent and in-depth coverage and reporting throughout the world, with emphasis on the Middle East, and underreported regions.
One of the key features of the site that has enabled the network to expand its reach is the Al Jazerra live stream. With a single click, the website launches a feed directly from the network television studio, broadcast in the English language. Other printed content is also provided in the news, sports and business categories. As an online television station, aljazeera.com for the most part, has a few articles for each news story accompanied by many videos or video feeds. All of the regular weekly programming is posted and available for viewing on demand.
Aljazeera In The Web
