07-07-2023, 10:28 PM
I remember seeing a study shortly before AJAM launched (full disclosure: I worked for AJE in 2013, we ended up receiving AJAM free on satellite in Doha) where they showed people the same footage from AJE, but one group saw it with a CNN logo, another with an Al Jazeera logo - no prizes for how the two networks were seen, despite Al Jazeera presenting good coverage at the time.
I feel like AJAM might have been a success were it not for the bullying and poor management, and as a result, Al Jazeera Turk, Al Jazeera Francais and Al Jazeera UK were quietly shelved (AJT continued as a website for a while but eventually disappeared).
Out of the spinoff channels, only Al Jazeera Balkans is still going, and that's due to having its own voice and point of view - in editorial meetings they were seen as the distant cousin in comparison to the other bureaus.
I feel like AJAM might have been a success were it not for the bullying and poor management, and as a result, Al Jazeera Turk, Al Jazeera Francais and Al Jazeera UK were quietly shelved (AJT continued as a website for a while but eventually disappeared).
Out of the spinoff channels, only Al Jazeera Balkans is still going, and that's due to having its own voice and point of view - in editorial meetings they were seen as the distant cousin in comparison to the other bureaus.