Al Jazeera marks 30 years of transforming news in Middle East and beyond

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lista 2 de 3: Quanto custou manter a Al Jazeera no ar por 30 anos.

Launched on November 1, 1996, the network broke new ground in Arab broadcasting, bringing previously marginalised political perspectives into the mainstream and creating space for debate on issues seldom openly discussed on regional television.

No domingo, a rede sediou um evento para comemorar seu legado duradouro em sua sede na capital do Catar, Doha, com a presença do Emir do Catar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, e outros delegados.

The anniversary coincides with a significant restructuring of Al Jazeera Media Network’s Arabic-language news services, separating rolling breaking news coverage, live event broadcasting, and more in-depth reporting across three channels.

It launched its first TV broadcast as an Arabic-language satellite news channel in 1996 from Doha and has since then grown into the Al Jazeera Media Network, with several outlets in multiple languages.

A private corporation for public benefit, the network now includes television channels, websites and other digital platforms.

Como os governos a proibiram e seus escritórios foram bombardeados em diversas regiões do planeta, a rede pagou um enorme custo para continuar ao ar.

Yet it has been instrumental in covering key events in the last three decades in the region and beyond.

In 2001, when the United States attacked Afghanistan, Al Jazeera was the only foreign broadcaster in Kabul, its updates and pictures travelling the world.

Então, em 2011, milhões acompanharam a revolução da Primavera Árabe ao vivo na Al Jazeera. Sua cobertura ganhou um prestigiado Peabody Award.

However, the network’s reporting has led to numerous threats over the years. Exclusive pictures have made Al Jazeera hard to ignore, but have also made the network a target.

In 2003, a US strike hit its Baghdad office, killing correspondent Tareq Ayyoub. Two dozen Al Jazeera journalists have been killed since.

Em 2022, um soldado israelense atirou na correspondente palestina Shireen Abu Akleh em Jenin, tornando‑a o 12º jornalista da Al Jazeera morto em 19 anos. Outros 12 foram então mortos em apenas 30 meses, todos por Israel durante sua guerra genocida em Gaza.

One of them was Anas al-Sharif, who for many viewers was the face of the war. In August 2025, an Israeli strike killed him and four colleagues as it hit a press tent outside al-Shifa Hospital.

Meanwhile, across the region, governments have closed the network’s bureaus and pulled the channel’s licences.

In 2024, Israel banned the network and raided its Ramallah office. Months later, the Palestinian Authority suspended it.

No geral, pelo menos nove governos tentaram silenciar a Al Jazeera.

Apesar dos desafios, a transmissão da Al Jazeera continua, com mais de 3. 000 funcionários trabalhando em mais de 70 estações em todo o mundo.

Alongside its digital divisions, as well as its English channel that launched in 2006, Al Jazeera reaches more than 430 million homes.

The network on Sunday also launched The Core, an artificial intelligence (AI) initiative first announced in December 2025 in collaboration with Google Cloud. The initiative aims to integrate AI into newsroom operations, helping journalists manage information, coordinate coverage and make better use of the network’s reporting archives.

Meanwhile, Al Jazeera Balkans was also relaunched in a new digital-first format, opening a new chapter in its journalism in the region.

Enquanto as prateleiras da rede estão repletas de centenas de prêmios, ela continua sua missão de servir como voz dos que não têm voz.

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