How has Al Jazeera English set its own news agenda? | Inside Story

For the last 20 years, people from around the world have looked to Al Jazeera as a reliable source of global news. In turn, Al Jazeera has turned to them to tell their stories. It was the first English-language news network to launch in the Middle East. It's played a crucial role in driving the international news agenda. But the road hasn't always been easy. Al Jazeera's journalists have been detained, jailed and a number of its offices have been closed. Yet, the network says it's determined to provide audiences with unbiased news coverage. So, what's behind Al Jazeera's success? Presenter: Dareen Abughaida Guests: Antony Loewenstein - Author of The Palestine Laboratory, a book on Israel’s arms and surveillance industry which was adapted as a two-part series for Al Jazeera English. Rainbow Murray - Professor and Specialist in French and British politics at Queen Mary University of London. Borso Tall - Freelance Investigative Journalist, who worked on Al Jazeera English's "Flattening The Curve" episode on vaccine inequity in Africa. Mark Pfeifle - Former Deputy National Security Advisor to US President George W Bush. #AlJazeeraEnglish #AlJazeera #AJE20 #GlobalNews #InternationalNews #Journalism #NewsMedia #PressFreedom #InsideStory #Doha #MiddleEast #Media #WorldNews #ArabSpring #GazaNews