Al Jazeera

Summary

Al Jazeera is a broadcaster^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of broadcaster entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (354 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Al Jazeera received the Ibn Rushd Prize for Freedom of Thought^[3].
• Al Jazeera received the Four Freedoms Award – Freedom of Speech^[4].
• Al Jazeera received the International Emmy Award^[5].
• Al Jazeera is in the country of Qatar^[6].
• Al Jazeera's instance of is recorded as broadcaster^[7].
• Al Jazeera's instance of is recorded as television station^[8].
• Al Jazeera's founder is recorded as Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani^[9].
• Al Jazeera's owned by is recorded as Al Jazeera Media Network^[10].
• Al Jazeera's headquarters location is recorded as Doha^[11].
• Al Jazeera's ISNI is recorded as 0000000123486806^[12].
• Al Jazeera's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 172920101^[13].
• Al Jazeera's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 316757003^[14].
• Al Jazeera's GND ID is recorded as 4699478-6^[15].
• Al Jazeera's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2002059089^[16].
• Al Jazeera's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14598482n^[17].
• Al Jazeera's IdRef ID is recorded as 071279709^[18].
• Al Jazeera's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA14770083^[19].
• Al Jazeera's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 01010566^[20].
• Al Jazeera's Commons category is recorded as Al Jazeera^[21].
• +1996-11-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Al Jazeera^[22].
• Al Jazeera's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/027glbp^[23].
• Al Jazeera's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as kn20100819001^[24].
• Al Jazeera's parent organization or unit is recorded as Al Jazeera Media Network^[25].
• Al Jazeera's official website is recorded as https://www.aljazeera.com/^[26].
• Al Jazeera's official website is recorded as https://www.aljazeera.net/^[27].

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Founding

Al Jazeera's founder is recorded as Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani^[9]. +1996-11-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it^[22].

Leadership

Al Jazeera's director / manager is recorded as Asif Hamidi^[28].

Operations

Al Jazeera's headquarters location is recorded as Doha^[11]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Al Jazeera Media Network^[25].

Ownership

Al Jazeera's owned by is recorded as Al Jazeera Media Network^[10].

Recognition

Awards received include Ibn Rushd Prize for Freedom of Thought^[3], a politics award^[29], in Germany^[30]; Four Freedoms Award – Freedom of Speech^[4]; and International Emmy Award^[5], a group of awards^[31], in United States^[32].

Why It Matters

Al Jazeera ranks in the top 4% of broadcaster entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (354 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

FAQs

What awards did Al Jazeera receive?

Honors received include Ibn Rushd Prize for Freedom of Thought^[3], Four Freedoms Award – Freedom of Speech^[4], and International Emmy Award^[5].