If political parties of all colours are criticising a media outlet, it's probably doing a good job. However in an article in The Straits Times of Singapore, via Media Network blog, it is revealed that "According to an article in a respected Kuwaiti newspaper, the United States Congress has secretly proposed to President George W. Bush that he should put pressure on the Qatari government to close Al-Jazeera."
In interviews I've seen in the British media of US government spokesmen, it is quite apparent that American politicians are getting far to used to the deferential reporting style of the US media. As a result, when johnny-foreigner reporter infers a criticism within the interview, the spokesperson regards it as outrageously anti-American. I'm guessing Al Jazeera's reporting has received a similar response.
That Al Jazeera is hated both by the US and Arab governments alike is surely a sign that their reporting must be pretty well on target. However are the Arabs trying to close the station down? If not, then what does the 'Leader of the Free World' think he's doing in attempting to censor one of the highest profile independent Arab media outlets? I'm personally looking forward to the commencement of Al Jazeera's English service later this year so that I can hear the wider views of Arabs, not just the voices of the region's state broadcasting outlets.
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