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[–] Bitrot@lemmy.sdf.org 32 points 1 year ago (1 children)

While not run by the government, the Al Jazeera Media Network is partially funded by the government of Qatar. I don’t think this is a negative, but something people should be aware of.

[–] mozz@mbin.grits.dev 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Yeah fair enough. If you want to know shady things about Jared Kushner (edit: or good things about Israel), they're probably not gonna say a god damned word.

[–] xgranade@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago

Even aside from potential or actual bias, there's a pretty wide gap between bias and the incitement that the Israeli government is accusing Al Jazeera of. I don't have to fully endorse the entirety of Al Jazeera's coverage to think that shutting them down and criminalizing them is a pretty huge overreach.

[–] andrewrgross@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

For those looking to better understand the biases of any given media outlet, this is a good place to drop a recommendation for Citations Needed podcast with Adam Johnson and Nima Shiraz.

It's a great media analysis and criticism show. Who watches the watchers? These fuckin guys!