"Shooting the Messenger, Al Jazeera’s documentary on the deliberate killing and intimidation of journalists in conflict zones, investigates how international reporters became targets."

Richard Sambrook: "[T]he skill and ability of local journalists, supported by new technology, means they will soon be able to provide a far better service than a western correspondent who has only limited knowledge and contacts parachuting in."

David Marash explains why he left Al Jazeera English.

"This week I have started a series of posts looking at the Web 2.0 features of 24/7 TV news websites. I started with the English edition of the Al Jazeera site, and the BBC News site. I’d like to finish this week’s posts with a look at CNN."

"Concerns have been raised that Qatar’s Al Jazeera television is dumbing down its coverage of Saudi Arabian affairs following the kingdom’s decision to allow the popular Arab network to cover the Haj pilgrimage."

"But it’s not just about telling the rest of the world what is happening from inside the Middle East out. It’s also about telling the rest of the world about America," [Nigel Parsons] said, at a National Press Club forum in Washington, D.C."

"Al Jazeera English chief Nigel Parsons says the network is stepping up efforts to gain U.S. cable or satellite TV distribution, and talks are going well with ‘one of the majors.’"

Sami Al-hajj is an Al-Jazeera cameraman who’s been held at Guantanamo Bay since 2002. Without charge.

What happened to Al Jazeera’s Sami al-Haj

Al Jazeera English is looking for viewer feedback via YouTube.

"Al-Jazeera English …has … more than 20,000 US subscribers to its online service, side-stepping the cable operators whose reluctance to carry the channel overshadowed its launch last November." US viewers are 60% of its audience. The service costs £3

Stuart Hughes has posted a video of today’s statement by the parents of kidnapped BBC correspondent Alan Johnston. He says the joint BBC, Sky, CNN and Al Jazeera" programme shows how far the industry has come in recent years on issues of journalist safety