Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Al-Jazeera

Al-Jazeera (Arabic) has regained much of the credibility among Arab audiences that it has been losing in recent years, my criticisms notwithstanding. Its coverage of Gaza has--in my impression--mesmerized Arab audience. This period has also finalized the political demise of Al-Arabiyya although it has tried in the last few days to suddenly express concerns, but the attempt is fake, although I am told that Antoine Lahd prefers Al-Arabiyya to Al-Jazeera.