Exclusive to Al-Jazeera (2003)
- Director(s):
- Ben Anthony, Karen O'Connor, (more
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Synopsis of Exclusive to Al-Jazeera
Created in 1996, the Arabic-language satellite news channel Al-Jazeera was, in its first few years of existence, held up as a model of the marriage between Middle Eastern culture and Western technology. But during the Iraq war of 2003, Al-Jazeera found itself under fire by many observers, characterized as a propaganda tool of the pro-Hussein, anti-American forces. Conversely, there were those who praised the channel as the only bastion of the pure, unvarnished truth in a world of unfair and unbalanced news coverage. This PBS documentary permits the viewer to make up his or her own mind by offering an up-close-and-personal view of the Al Jazeera control room at the height of the Iraq conflict. Wide Angle: Exclusive to Al-Jazeera was originally telecast as the second season opener of the PBS anthology Wide Angle. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Director(s):
- Karen O'Connor, Ben Anthony
- Writer(s):
- Karen O'Connor, Ben Anthony
- Producer(s):
- Karen O'Connor, Ben Anthony
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