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
Reporting on People Who Cannot Leave
The arrest of an Afghan female athlete after appearing in a Dutch documentary highlights the dangers of reporting under authoritarian rule. It underscores a growing dilemma in journalism regarding how to amplify the voices of vulnerable people without accidentally turning them into targets for the regime.
Humanitarian Storytelling: Reclaiming Voice in Crisis Reporting
Humanitarian storytelling is evolving. In the age of algorithmic amplification, humanitarian organisations are not merely sharing aid updates; they work side by side with responsible media; they are providing accountability, combating harmful narratives, and demonstrating the human reality behind the crisis and news headlines.
On the Misunderstanding Between Media and Diplomacy
The analysis of international crisis coverage reveals a clear structural gap between the immediate, simplified narratives produced by the media and the slow, complex processes of diplomacy. The tension between the two fields appears set to persist as reporters are forced to trade detailed, long-term tracking of negotiation for fast-paced, dramatic framing and the immediate demands of the attention economy.
How Journalists are Combating Cybertroopers
The brutal state crackdown in Đồng Tâm highlights a intensifying withdrawal from free expression in Vietnam, heavily driven by the regime's deployment of state-backed cyberarmies like Force 47. As these digital actors systematically intimidate and mass-report critics, tech giants like Meta further compound the issue by increasingly acquiescing to government censorship requests to protect market share. This coordinated digital assault leaves a dangerous gap in the global conversation, forcing independent journalists to navigate severe online hostility and risk arbitrary imprisonment just to expose state overreach.
Vases and Baby Diapers: War as Told by People, Not Politicians!
The analysis of field reporting during the war reveals a deep divide between distant geopolitical news and the actual human reality on the ground. This conflict between official media assignments and the lived experience will continue as journalists find themselves abandoning institutional scripts to focus instead on the raw details of daily survival and the preservation of personal memory.
Journalism After the Genocide in Gaza: One War Has Ended, and Other Wars Have Begun!
The post-ceasefire reality for Gaza’s journalists reveals a challenging shift from documenting active daily bombardment to navigating an overwhelming landscape of community and structural ruin. The pressure on reporters appears set to escalate as they struggle to rebuild their own lives from absolute zero while fighting to ensure that ongoing human suffering, systemic displacement, and political marginalization are accurately documented and held to account.
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.
