Al Jazeera Journalism Review
The Epstein Files and the Art of Drowning the Truth
The mass release of millions of files related to Jeffrey Epstein serves as a metaphor for a wider crisis of the digital age: an overabundance of information that obscures rather than illuminates the truth. In an era where data floods replace traditional censorship, citizens risk becoming less informed, underscoring the vital role of professional journalism in filtering noise into meaningful knowledge.
Latest Articles
Post-Arab Spring media: Politicized, for better or worse?
How Arab media changed in the aftermath of the Arab Spring? Is its ongoing politicization for the better – or the worse?
How are cell phones changing the face of journalism?
In this new era of narratives, whoever can tell stories better will come out on top.
Reporting under occupation in Palestine
As a Palestinian, you live and sometimes die covering the story of your own people.
Foreign Funding and Orientalism: On the Need for an "Organic Journalist"
When many North African countries achieved their independence, nationalists began to repeat a sentence of great importance: Colonization will leave out the door, only to come back through the window. The sentence has proved to be prescient, as colonization has come back through the gateway of media, with an orientalist view that detaches reality from its cultural, and socio-political contexts.
What is the CNN Effect and why is it relevant today?
To what level is the news media independent, and to what degree can it influence policymakers? The "CNN effect" suggests that intense media coverage of humanitarian crises can sway public opinion and pressure governments into foreign policy action. It highlights how the media influences political agendas while also raising concerns about journalistic independence and manipulation by political elites.
Close up and personal
Can Arabs accurately report their own affairs? Can Muslims be reliable sources of objective information about their daily lives and historic changes? We from the Arab and Muslim world are rethinking the news.
Opinion
Ilya U Topper
The Epstein Files and the Art of Drowning the Truth
The mass release of millions of files related to Jeffrey Epstein serves as a metaphor for a wider crisis of the digital age: an overabundance of information that obscures rather than illuminates…
Annie Zaman
Reporting the Spectacle: Myanmar’s Manufactured Elections
Myanmar’s recent elections posed a profound challenge for journalists, who were forced to navigate between exposing a sham process and inadvertently legitimising it. With media repression…
Arsalan Bukhari
Public Hostility Toward Legacy Media in Bangladesh
The December 2025 arson attacks on Prothom Alo and The Daily Star marked a turning point for journalism in Bangladesh. As public anger replaces state control as the primary threat, reporters are…
Diaries
From News Reporting to Documentation: Practical Lessons from Covering the War on Gaza
From the very first moment of the genocidal war waged by Israel on Gaza, Al Jazeera correspondent Hisham Zaqout has been a witness to hunger, devastation, war crimes, and the assassination of his colleagues in the field. It is a battle for survival and documentation, one that goes beyond mere coverage and daily reporting.
A Sudanese Journalist in the Grip of the Rapid Support Forces
She was arrested, tortured, nearly raped, threatened with death, and subjected to degrading abuse. Her brother was brutally mistreated in an effort to locate her. In the end, her family had to pay a ransom to secure her release. She sought refuge abroad, but eventually returned to Sudan to continue documenting the war’s toll, particularly in El Fasher, a city now under siege. This is the harrowing account of a Sudanese journalist detained and tortured by the Rapid Support Forces.
Anas Al Sharif; Killed by Israel, but His Final Words Will Echo far Beyond His Death
For over a year and a half, Anas Jamal al-Sharif refused to leave northern Gaza, documenting the destruction and loss that others tried to hide. Tonight, Israel silenced his voice, but his final words, written on April 6, will echo far beyond his death.
Reports
Reporting the Spectacle: Myanmar’s Manufactured Elections
Myanmar’s recent elections posed a profound challenge for journalists, who were forced to navigate between exposing a sham process and inadvertently legitimising it. With media repression intensifying, reporting became an act of resistance against the junta’s effort to control information and silence independent voices.
Public Hostility Toward Legacy Media in Bangladesh
The December 2025 arson attacks on Prothom Alo and The Daily Star marked a turning point for journalism in Bangladesh. As public anger replaces state control as the primary threat, reporters are reassessing personal safety, editorial judgement, and professional credibility in a political transition where journalism itself is increasingly treated as an enemy.
Migration Issues and the Framing Dilemma in Western Media
How does the Western press shape the migration narrative? Which journalistic frames dominate its coverage? And is reporting on anti-immigration protests neutral or ideologically charged? This analysis examines how segments of Western media echo far-right rhetoric, reinforcing xenophobic discourse through selective framing, language, and imagery.
Polarised, Intimidated, Silenced: The Media Under Siege in Cameroon’s Election
Cameroon’s 2025 presidential election exposed a troubling paradox: a nation voting under the watchful eye of power, while its press remained silenced. From the arrest of a teenage reporter to bans on political debate and digital manipulation, freedom of expression is under siege, and journalism is on trial.
What Image of Gaza Will the World Remember?
Will the story of Gaza be reduced to official statements that categorise the Palestinian as a "threat"? Or to images of the victims that flood the digital space? And how can the media be transformed into a tool for reinforcing collective memory and the struggle over narratives?
Journalism in Mauritania: Behind the Facade of Press Freedom Indicators
Mauritania holds the top position in the Arab world in the Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders. However, behind this favourable ranking, the media and journalists face significant challenges, chief among them the ambiguity surrounding the definition of a "journalist" and the capacity of media professionals to fulfil their roles in accountability and oversight. Despite official efforts, the defining feature of Mauritania’s media landscape remains its persistent state of fluctuation.
