75. Author: Scott Bridges Title: 18 Days: Al Jazeera English and the Egyptian Revolution Publisher: Editia, Australia Year: 2013 Language: English
Description: This is the story of a plucky newsroom in a Middle Eastern desert city that changed the rules of 24-hour TV news. On February 11, 2011, President Mubarak’s rule came to an end after 18 days of street protests. In the course of those days, Al Jazeera English emerged in a crowded global news market as the source for reporting on the Egyptian Revolution. While established networks such as CNN and BBC battled to provide comprehensive first-hand accounts of developments, news consumers across the world found superior coverage on AJE. The New York Times said AJE provided more exhaustive coverage than anyone else, The Atlantic argued, It is no exaggeration to say that AJE has been the eyes and ears of the Arab Spring. 76. Author: Adam Balogh Title: Changing Perceptions: How the U.S. View of Al Jazeera Changed in Time Publisher: Grin Verlag, Germany Year: 2013 Language: German Description: On 13 November 2001, a U.S. bomb hit the Kabul office of Al Jazeera channel and destroyed the whole building. Although the incident occurred during the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, the station was located in a residential area and the Pentagon was informed about its location. In the eyes of the Pentagon and U.S. government, the bombing Al Jazeera was legitimate because in their estimation, the channel was part of the propaganda machine of the ‘enemy’, cooperating with terrorists. 10 years later, things seem to have changed dramatically. In March 2011, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testified in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that Al Jazeera provided real and more informative news coverage than the opinion-driven coverage of American mass media.
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