Al-Jazeera The Inside Story of the Arab News Channel That Is Challenging the West - Hugh Miles

With more than fifty million viewers, Al-Jazeera is one of the most widely watched news channels in the world. It’s also one of the most controversial. Set up by the maverick Emir of Qatar, who drew heavily on a failed BBC Arabic television project to create an Arab news channel, Al-Jazeera (“the island”) quickly became a household name after September 11 by delivering some of the biggest scoops in television history, including a notorious string of taped speeches from Osama bin Laden. Now, journalist Hugh Miles uncovers the true story behind the Arab world’s most influential outlet.