Qatar’s Al Jazeera television station provided a great ringside seat for the “day of rage” in Cairo almost two years ago that offered the first clear sign of the threat to the rule of Hosni Mubarak, Egyptian president.
While many western media organisations were scrambling to ramp up their coverage of Egypt’s nascent revolution, Al Jazeera had gripping reports of an extraordinary protest that ended with the ruling party headquarters ablaze and the army on the streets.
Yet, mirroring the progress of the Arab uprising itself, the 16-year-old Doha-based broadcaster’s Cairo triumph has since given way to a more complicated life, as it seeks to extend its international influence by buying into the US television market.
Al Jazeera coverage raises tough questions - FT.com
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