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Speaking of Al Jazeera, it would seem that their office in Baghdad has let a few reporters go because who had been covering various areas of Iraq because the journalist had refused to to engage in a campaign to promote sectarian violence.
This request came from an office manager,Hamid Hadeed, who happens to be the brother of Omar Hadeed, who is wanted by the Iraqi government for prosecution as a terrorist.
One of those sacked employees who refused to give his name for security reasons, said the plan prepared by Aljazera : spread lies to prompt sectarian hatred by news concentration on one side with twisted and exaggerated stories.
The source said that Mr. Hamid was smuggled out of the country and rewarded with managing the Baghdad office for his efforts to save and smuggle Mr. Ahmed Mansour Who was covering the clashes of Falujah.
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You might be interested in this event in May at The Museum of TV & Radio in New York, which will explore Al Jazeera's role...here's the info. More at www.mtr.org.
Covering the World: Al Jazeera
Thursday, May 3; 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Al Jazeera has become a pivotal source of information in the Middle East by breaking the monopoly of state-controlled news and providing independent perspective and debate to an Arab audience. As the Al Jazeera Network expands internationally with an English-language channel, we will explore the impact on its Arab audience, its outreach to the English-speaking world, and the practice of journalism in the Middle East.
In Person:
Abderrahim Foukara, Washington Bureau Chief, Al Jazeera International
Dave Marash, Anchor, Al Jazeera English
Lawrence Pintak, Dir., Adham Center for Electronic Journalism at the American University, Cairo
Others to be announced.
Tara
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