Al Jazeera Journalism Review
Challenges of Unequal Data Flow on Southern Narratives
The digital revolution has widened the gap between the Global South and the North. Beyond theories that attribute this disparity to the North's technological dominance, the article explores how national and local policies in the South shape and influence its narratives.
Latest Articles
Sound of Change: How Podcasting is Changing Journalism in India
India’s podcasting scene is on the rise, driven by affordable internet and changing content habits, yet still faces challenges like limited monetisation and urban-focused reach. Despite these hurdles, independent creators are using the medium to amplify grassroots narratives, shaping a more inclusive media landscape.
Decolonise How? Humanitarian Journalism is No Ordinary Journalism
Unlike most journalism, which involves explaining societies to themselves, war reporting and foreign correspondence explain the suffering of exoticised communities to audiences back home, often within a context of profound ignorance about these othered places. Humanitarian journalism seeks to counter this with empathetic storytelling that amplifies local voices and prioritises ethical representation.
Mastering Journalistic Storytelling: The Power of Media Practices
Narration in journalism thrives when it's grounded in fieldwork and direct engagement with the story. Its primary goal is to evoke impact and empathy, centering on the human experience. However, the Arab press has often shifted this focus, favoring office-based reporting over firsthand accounts, resulting in narratives that lack genuine substance.
I Resigned from CNN Over its Pro-Israel Bias
Developing as a young journalist without jeopardizing your morals has become incredibly difficult.
Digital Colonialism: The Global South Facing Closed Screens
After the independence of the Maghreb countries, the old resistance fighters used to say that "colonialism left through the door only to return through the window," and now it is returning in new forms of dominance through the window of digital colonialism. This control is evident in the acquisition of major technological and media companies, while the South is still looking for an alternative.
Fake Accounts with Arab Faces: "A Well-Organized Cyber Army"
Israel has launched a digital war against Palestinians by flooding social media with fake accounts designed to spread disinformation, distort narratives, and demonize Palestinian resistance. These accounts, often impersonating Arabs and mimicking regional dialects, aim to create fake public opinion, promote division among Arab nations, and advance the Israeli agenda in the digital space.
Opinion
Hassan Obeid
Challenges of Unequal Data Flow on Southern Narratives
The digital revolution has widened the gap between the Global South and the North. Beyond theories that attribute this disparity to the North's technological dominance, the article explores how…
Patrick Gathara
Decolonise How? Humanitarian Journalism is No Ordinary Journalism
Unlike most journalism, which involves explaining societies to themselves, war reporting and foreign correspondence explain the suffering of exoticised communities to audiences back home, often…
Zainab Tarhini
Mastering Journalistic Storytelling: The Power of Media Practices
Narration in journalism thrives when it's grounded in fieldwork and direct engagement with the story. Its primary goal is to evoke impact and empathy, centering on the human experience. However,…
Diaries
Testimonies of the First Witness of the Sabra & Shatila Massacre
The Sabra and Shatila massacre in 1982 saw over 3,000 unarmed Palestinian refugees brutally killed by Phalangist militias under the facilitation of Israeli forces. As the first journalist to enter the camps, Japanese journalist Ryuichi Hirokawa provides a harrowing first-hand account of the atrocity amid a media blackout. His testimony highlights the power of bearing witness to a war crime and contrasts the past Israeli public outcry with today’s silence over the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
Journalist Mothers in Gaza: Living the Ordeal Twice
Being a journalist, particularly a female journalist covering the genocide in Palestine without any form of protection, makes practicing journalism nearly impossible. When the journalist is also a mother haunted by the fear of losing her children, working in the field becomes an immense sacrifice.
The Gaza Journalist and the "Heart and Mind" Struggle
Inside the heart of a Palestinian journalist living in Gaza, there are two personas: one is a human who wants to protect his own life and that of his family, and the other is a journalist committed to safeguarding the lives of the people by holding on to the truth and staying in the field. Between these two extremes, or what journalist Maram Hamid describes as the struggle between the heart and the mind, the Palestinian journalist continues to share a narrative that the occupation intended to keep "away from the camera."
Reports
Challenges of Unequal Data Flow on Southern Narratives
The digital revolution has widened the gap between the Global South and the North. Beyond theories that attribute this disparity to the North's technological dominance, the article explores how national and local policies in the South shape and influence its narratives.
Sound of Change: How Podcasting is Changing Journalism in India
India’s podcasting scene is on the rise, driven by affordable internet and changing content habits, yet still faces challenges like limited monetisation and urban-focused reach. Despite these hurdles, independent creators are using the medium to amplify grassroots narratives, shaping a more inclusive media landscape.
I Resigned from CNN Over its Pro-Israel Bias
Developing as a young journalist without jeopardizing your morals has become incredibly difficult.
Digital Colonialism: The Global South Facing Closed Screens
After the independence of the Maghreb countries, the old resistance fighters used to say that "colonialism left through the door only to return through the window," and now it is returning in new forms of dominance through the window of digital colonialism. This control is evident in the acquisition of major technological and media companies, while the South is still looking for an alternative.
Fake Accounts with Arab Faces: "A Well-Organized Cyber Army"
Israel has launched a digital war against Palestinians by flooding social media with fake accounts designed to spread disinformation, distort narratives, and demonize Palestinian resistance. These accounts, often impersonating Arabs and mimicking regional dialects, aim to create fake public opinion, promote division among Arab nations, and advance the Israeli agenda in the digital space.
Citizen Journalism in Gaza: "The Last Witness"
With a phone camera, Abboud Battah appears every day from northern Gaza, documenting the crimes of the occupation in a language that is not devoid of spontaneity that led to his being arrested. When the Israeli occupation closed Gaza to the international press, killed journalists, and targeted their headquarters, the voice of the citizen journalist remained a witness to the killing and genocidal war.