'Al-Jazeera is not an Arab news channel' - Jerusalem Post

Jerusalem Post by Haviv Rettig | May. 12, 2008 (News Report)

"From my perspective, the Arab world will have to accept we're a neutral channel. Our job is to sell both sides, not to favor one or the other," according to Riz Khan, one of the most famous anchors on the Al-Jazeera English television channel.

Khan, a former senior reporter and anchor for CNN and the BBC, spoke to The Jerusalem Post on Sunday evening after filming the first segment of his program on Israel's 60th anniversary. Broadcasting from a ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dale Penn - May 12, 2008 - 7:58 AM PDT
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 by Stephen Pizzo - May. 13, 2008

An excellent ... and somewhat surprising -- story in the Jerusalem Post on al Jazeera.

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 by Dale Penn - May. 12, 2008
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 by Persephone Miel - May. 13, 2008

This is good for what it is which is a newsmaker interview. And even though Riz Khan is hardly an important media critic, it's a refreshing perspective to have out there during the 60th anniversary hype.

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