Al Jazeera Journalism Review
Who Decides the News? Inside India's Algorithm-Driven Newsrooms
For decades, editors acted as journalism's gatekeepers, deciding which stories mattered based on evidence, public interest and professional ethics. Today, many young reporters say that role has increasingly been assumed by recommendation algorithms, software designed not to identify what is important, but what is most likely to keep audiences scrolling… As news organisations compete for audience attention on digital platforms, metrics such as engagement and follower growth are increasingly influencing editorial strategy.
Latest Articles
The Human Story in Gaza: The Deadly Dilemma of “Who Do We Tell About?”
In the accelerating context of genocide, is the “pace” of death in Gaza outstripping journalists’ ability to capture human stories? How can they be expected to take their time crafting narratives amid hunger, displacement, and death? And to what extent can postwar documentation hold journalistic value in preserving collective memory and pursuing accountability for the perpetrators?
The Battle to Keep Journalists Alive in Gaza
Hungry journalists covering the story of starvation in Gaza, surviving on salt to stay alive, selling their work equipment to secure a “sack of flour” for their children, shedding the “shame” of publicly asking for food, and enduring the harshest media environment just to maintain “continuous coverage”.
Balancing Productivity and Privacy: How Female Journalists Use AI Chatbots
Female journalists in Jordan are harnessing AI chatbots to boost productivity, enhance digital safety, and find emotional support, but their growing reliance also raises critical concerns about privacy, ethics, and the responsible use of emerging technologies in journalism. This article explores how these tools are reshaping their workflows while navigating the challenges of trust and accountability.
From "Death Announcement" to "Eulogy": The Obituary as a Journalistic Genre
Obituaries for influential public figures have become a recognised journalistic genre, handled by seasoned reporters in major media outlets. How did this practice evolve, what defines it professionally, and how ethically acceptable is writing obituaries in advance?
Canadian Mainstream Media’s Orientalist Stance Towards Palestinians
Canadian mainstream media manufactures consent to support Israel through biased language, withholding historical context, and conflating any criticism of the Israeli state with antisemitism. When the Canadian mainstream media covers the question of Palestine, they usually frame it as a religious issue and withhold the historical and socio-political context.
Bias by Omission: How Israeli Occupation Crimes Are Filtered in Western Media
Western media coverage of the war on Gaza does not stop at bias in what it chooses to publish; it practices a deeper form of bias: bias by omission. Testimonies are excluded, massacres are marginalized, and the narrative is reshaped to serve a single version of events. This analysis explores how “gatekeepers” in Western newsrooms play a direct role in silencing the Palestinian voice and entrenching the Israeli narrative.
Opinion
Anas al-Sharif
Anas al-Sharif: “I am the owner of a cause before I am a journalist”
From documenting the occupation's crimes on social media platforms to covering the war of genocide on Al Jazeera, journalist Anas Al-Sharif defied harsh field conditions and the lenses of snipers…
Nasser Adnan Thabet
As in Rwanda: Can the Israeli Press Be Prosecuted for Participation in Genocide?
Israeli media incitement has helped frame Palestinian journalists as security threats, weakening their legal and professional protection and legitimising attacks against them. Legal accountability…
Jean-Pierre Afadhali
Can Africa’s Media Decolonise Climate Story?
Despite efforts in combating climate change and finding climate solutions in the Africa, the continent’s climate story is still told through the lens of colonisation. The dominant stories centre…
Diaries
Anas al-Sharif: “I am the owner of a cause before I am a journalist”
From documenting the occupation's crimes on social media platforms to covering the war of genocide on Al Jazeera, journalist Anas Al-Sharif defied harsh field conditions and the lenses of snipers. He lost his father and a number of his loved ones, yet he chose to convey the "Palestinian narrative to the world." In this interview, we get to know the face and features of a Palestinian journalist stripped of protection and faithful to the belief that "coverage continues."
In Gaza… Testimonies That Have Not Been Told
Beyond the frontline dangers, reporting during the Israeli war involves enduring arrest, torture, systematic incitement, and assassination. This reality forces journalists into a relentless struggle to keep reporting from the depths of mass displacement, starvation, and a complete breakdown of daily infrastructure.
Journalism in Gaza: A Struggle for Survival
In Gaza, journalism becomes inseparable from the life it documents: reporting continues not from a distance, but from within the same fear, grief, and instability it tries to record.
Reports
Who Decides the News? Inside India's Algorithm-Driven Newsrooms
For decades, editors acted as journalism's gatekeepers, deciding which stories mattered based on evidence, public interest and professional ethics. Today, many young reporters say that role has increasingly been assumed by recommendation algorithms, software designed not to identify what is important, but what is most likely to keep audiences scrolling… As news organisations compete for audience attention on digital platforms, metrics such as engagement and follower growth are increasingly influencing editorial strategy.
As in Rwanda: Can the Israeli Press Be Prosecuted for Participation in Genocide?
Israeli media incitement has helped frame Palestinian journalists as security threats, weakening their legal and professional protection and legitimising attacks against them. Legal accountability is possible through the ICC, universal jurisdiction, and professional pressure against journalists and outlets that incite violence.
A Soldier with the Rank of Correspondent in the Israeli Army
Israeli military journalism developed through a deep fusion of media, censorship, and the army, turning correspondents into carriers of the official security narrative. This embedded model later influenced Western war reporting, where access to the battlefield often came at the cost of independence and critical distance.
The Phenomenon of “News Avoidance”: Have We Come to Know More Than We Should?
Audiences are increasingly avoiding the news as the constant flow of crises, violence, and tragic human stories creates psychological exhaustion and anxiety. Media outlets need to respond with more responsible editorial choices, stronger media literacy, and coverage that balances urgent events with constructive, humane, and less harmful storytelling.
From Srulik to Handala: Caricature as a Media Symbol
From the pro-occupation Israeli character 'Srulik' to the resilient and satirical Palestinian 'Handala', caricature emerges as another battleground for memory and the future. How did these characters come to be, what is their media symbolism, and why does caricature remain so influential?
“Sometimes You Work for Years Without Pay” – Cameroonian Journalists Demand Safety Nets
While many journalists demonstrate admirable resilience in producing quality journalism under precarious conditions, resilience should not be the only safety net. Journalism deserves protection, because democracy depends on it.
