280. Name: Zhang Xiaojuan Title: Al Jazeera’s Influence on Qatar’s Foreign Policy and Relations Institution: China Foreign Affairs University Country: China Date: 2019 Language: Chinese Abstract: Qatar, a small country in the Middle East, and the world’s largest natural gas exporter, is better known for Al Jazeera, which enjoys financial and policy support from its royal family. This channel, known as “CNN in the Middle East”, is the first TV station in the Arab world to broadcast news information all day long. It has transformed Qatar from a small Arab country that has been unknown and sparsely populated for many years to a high-profile diplomatic power. Al Jazeera has become the network with the most powerful media discourse in the Middle East, and its shaking effect of reversing the information flow of the mainstream media in the West can be regarded as a model in the media industry. Along with it, Qatar’s diplomacy has become more daring, constantly expanding its niche diplomacy, creating a surrounding security environment, and seeking to enhance its international image. Until the Arab Spring in 2011, Al Jazeera’s reputation for objectivity and credibility was questioned due to its aggressive tendencies and selective reporting, and the outside world criticized it as a tool of Qatari power.
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