Al Jazeera Journalism Review
When Citizens Become Journalists and Journalists Become Influencers
As citizen journalists increasingly document and shape public events, professional journalists risk surrendering their civic role to algorithms, personal branding and the pursuit of attention.
Latest Articles
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.
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.
When Modi’s Managed Media Met Europe’s Press
A brief, viral exchange in Oslo between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a Norwegian journalist has exposed the widening gap between India's tightly controlled media environment and traditional adversarial press culture. Over the past decade, open, unscripted scrutiny has increasingly been replaced by carefully managed public relations, image-driven interviews, and direct digital reach. This systemic shift has reshaped the broader landscape of Indian news media, creating a culture of forced deference that prioritises political showmanship over holding power accountable.
How Sources Shaped the Story of Gaza’s Aid-Site Killings
In conflict reporting, the question is rarely only about what happened. It is also who gets to explain what happened. The findings here suggest that the answer to that question often shapes the story that audiences ultimately receive.
The Stringers Behind India’s Breaking News: No Contracts, Credit or Safety
Thousands of rural Indian freelance reporters, called "stringers," face low pay, police harassment, and total abandonment by the big TV networks that rely on them. These local journalists risk their lives to film breaking news like riots and rallies, but they work without contracts, insurance, or legal help when they get into trouble. This unfair system forces poor, small-town reporters to take on all the danger alone just to keep the national 24-hour news channels running.
Opinion
Nawaf Al-Tamimi
When Citizens Become Journalists and Journalists Become Influencers
As citizen journalists increasingly document and shape public events, professional journalists risk surrendering their civic role to algorithms, personal branding and the pursuit of attention.
Yaser Ahmed Ali
The Impact of Israeli Occupation Authorities’ Impunity on Journalism in Palestine
The Israeli occupation’s impunity has intensified attacks on Palestinian journalists, forced media organisations to withdraw their crews and severely undermined independent reporting from Gaza.…
Sara Ait Khorsa
Where Did the Arab Audience Go? Beyond Technology, Towards Trust and Relevance
Arab newsrooms cannot rebuild audience trust simply by chasing platforms and investing in AI while their journalism fails to reflect people’s lives, address their concerns and hold power to…
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
The Victims' Digital Resorrection…Reviving legacy or Commodifying Pain?
As artificial intelligence brings the dead back to life on screen, the article examines the troubling line between preserving victims’ memories and exploiting their suffering for digital engagement, raising urgent questions about consent, journalistic integrity, and accountability.
How to Protect Sources when Police Seize a Journalist’s Phone?
The increasing seizure of journalists' digital devices by authorities using advanced forensic tools and spyware poses a severe threat to source confidentiality and press freedom, forcing reporters to rely on strict digital hygiene and minimized data storage to mitigate risk.
Gaza’s Images in the World’s Memory
Among the thousands of images that have documented the genocide in Gaza, from famine and the demolition of residential towers to the faces of victims, some have appeared
News In the Race for Attention
As audiences turn to Reels, social media and AI for news, journalists are adapting to new demands while trying to protect the depth and quality of their reporting
How Has Social Media Affected Television in Yemen?
Social media has transformed television in Yemen from a one-way broadcast medium into a more interactive, audience-driven system in which viewers help shape, source and even produce the content they watch.
Why should journalists be cautious with Israeli sources?
Journalists should treat Israeli sources with particular scrutiny because anonymous briefings, military censorship, strategic leaks and recycled analysis can blur the line between verified information, speculation and propaganda, with real consequences for audiences on the ground.
