knowledge and trends of Yemeni elites by Al Jazeera, BBC radio, and Radio Sawa (1) . Meanwhile, Nawal Musleh compared Al Jazeera and the Egyptian Sawt al-Arab as two media institutions that grew up in an undemocratic Arab environment (2) . For his part, Mohamed Hammoud’s thesis compared between the Arab Centre of Radio and TV Training and the Al Jazeera Media Training and Development Centre (3) . These are just a few examples of the comparative studies that have dealt with Al Jazeera in different aspects with Arab and international media. The following section is another aspect of Al Jazeera’s presence in the aca- demic arena and its influence on research trends. 4. Expanding Interest and In-depth Examination After identifying the phenomenon of Al Jazeera and introducing it in several types of research, including comparative studies, and having been established as one of the world’s most prominent media organi- sations, the researchers’ attention has expanded, and their subjects and methodological approaches varied greatly. Undoubtedly, Al Jazeera’s growth and evolution from a one-language channel into a multilingual and multi-platform network has contributed itself to the growing ac- ademic interest. In this context, the academic research on Al Jazeera covered three levels: First: on academic specialisation: and since it is a media organi- sation, it has been customary that media studies get the bulk of that ef- fort. However, Al Jazeera also became an interesting research subject in (PhD thesis, Lancaster University, 2013). (1) Bashar Mazhar, The Role of Radio and Television in Shaping the Knowledge and Trends of the Yemeni Elite on Political Issues: Analytical Study of News Bulletins on Al Jazeera, Radio London and Radio Sawa , (PhD Thesis, Cairo University, 2007). (2) Nawal Musleh, The Development of Pan-Arab Broadcasting under Authoritarian Regime: A Comparison of Sawt Al Arab and Al Jazeera News Channel , (Master thesis, Simon Fraser University, 2006). (3) Mohammed Hammoud, Training Centres: A Comparative Study between the Arab Radio and Television Training Centre and Al Jazeera Media Training and Development Centre , (PhD Thesis, University of Baghdad, 2008).
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