Covering the Palestinian–Israeli Conflict: Between Exasperation and Empathy
CNN’s Ben Wedeman looked exhausted as he fielded questions from an anchor in the United States…
After Khashoggi’s death, Turkey sees a path to greater influence
Oct. 17, 2018 -- As Saudi Arabia went on the defensive last week about Jamal Khashoggi’s…
Al Jazeera America: Think NPR with pictures (and a little baggage)
(Aug. 26, 2013) Al Jazeera joined the American TV lineup last week with minimal damage to the…
Islam, Identity and Professional Values
(June 2013) Islam is a religion, but it is also a philosophy. An analysis of surveys in the Arab…
Report on Media and Policy in the Muslim World Retreat
(Feb. 10, 2012) Journalists across the Muslim world are in need of political and practical…
POWs, Dead Dictators, and Journalistic Ethics
(Oct. 27, 2011) The young Iranian prisoner was no more than fourteen, still caked with a thick…
Lawrence Pintak on the Arab Media Revolution: A CJR Podcast
“Autocratic Arab governments have long controlled news and information with an iron hand,…
Tweets from the Revolution
(June 2011) “I was attacked today when I tried to protect some foreigners.” The Facebook…
English Lesson: The Moment Has Arrived for Al Jazeera English, Except in the US
[This is a sidebar article to the May/June 2011 cover story, “Breathing Room: Toward a new Arab…
Breathing Room: Toward a New Arab Media
(May/June 2011) Before there was Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, or even Al Jazeera, there was Hama,…
Egypt Through My Students’ Eyes
(March 2, 2011) “I was attacked today when I tried to protect some foreigners.” The Facebook…
The Al Jazeera Revolution
(Feb. 2, 2011) As darkness fell on Tahrir Square the night of Feb. 1, a giant makeshift TV screen…
