Aljazeera.com
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Aljazeera.com is, since March 2011, an alternate address for the Al Jazeera English website. The domain name was acquried by Al Jazeera
in March 2011 from Aljazeera Publishing
, a Dubai-based media company which owned the separate Al Jazeera Magazine, after a long-running domain name dispute between the two entities.
; the latter operates websites in both Arabic (www.aljazeera.net) and English (english.aljazeera.net). It was also unrelated to Al Jazeera Newspaper of Saudi Arabia. According to Alexa, there were fewer visitors to aljazeera.com in comparison to aljazeera.net. The former website was operated by Aljazeera Publishing
, described as an "independent media organisation."
In the Administrative Panel Decision, the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center found the TV Channel to have brought the proceedings in bad faith and found it had abused the administrative proceedings.
As of 2006, Aljazeera.com wrote on their About page:
Views presented by Aljazeera.com are frequently misattributed to the Al Jazeera TV channel, including one case in which The Times
criticised the channel in its leader column based on material published on Aljazeera.com, for which the newspaper later apologised. The magazine's editorial slant appears markedly different than that of the Al Jazeera TV channel, with the former far more critical of U.S. and Israeli policy than the latter.
In April 2011, the domain aljazeera.com directed to Al Jazeera English, and the domain ownership as listed on WHOIS records was updated from alJazeera Publishing to alJazeera TV Channel. At the time of the purchase, a simple page stated "Moving to Doha", leading to certain long-time readers initially suspecting a hack of the website. No public details regarding the purchase of the domain has been made public by either parties.
, Europe
and the United States
, and even against Latin American countries, such as Mexico
and Brazil
. News articles often contained indirect quotes from familiar news outlets such as Associated Press and the BBC.
in describing the state of Israel
. One article (entitled "Latest of US lies: Iraqis killing Iraqis" claimed that the sectarian violence occurring in Iraq was supported by CIA and Mossad agents: "It was the U.S.’s “debaathification” of Iraq that eventually let [sic] to the current death squads, supported by the U.S. and the Mossad agents."
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera is an independent broadcaster owned by the state of Qatar through the Qatar Media Corporation and headquartered in Doha, Qatar...
in March 2011 from Aljazeera Publishing
Aljazeera Publishing
Aljazeera Publishing was formed in 1992 in London to produce content for expatriate Persian Gulf residents living in the United Kingdom...
, a Dubai-based media company which owned the separate Al Jazeera Magazine, after a long-running domain name dispute between the two entities.
History of Al Jazeera Magazine
Until March 2011, aljazeera.com was an English language website for Aljazeera Magazine, which was unrelated to the Arabic satellite TV channel Al JazeeraAl Jazeera
Al Jazeera is an independent broadcaster owned by the state of Qatar through the Qatar Media Corporation and headquartered in Doha, Qatar...
; the latter operates websites in both Arabic (www.aljazeera.net) and English (english.aljazeera.net). It was also unrelated to Al Jazeera Newspaper of Saudi Arabia. According to Alexa, there were fewer visitors to aljazeera.com in comparison to aljazeera.net. The former website was operated by Aljazeera Publishing
Aljazeera Publishing
Aljazeera Publishing was formed in 1992 in London to produce content for expatriate Persian Gulf residents living in the United Kingdom...
, described as an "independent media organisation."
Domain name dispute
In 2005, the Al Jazeera TV channel attempted to obtain the aljazeera.com domain name but failed.In the Administrative Panel Decision, the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center found the TV Channel to have brought the proceedings in bad faith and found it had abused the administrative proceedings.
As of 2006, Aljazeera.com wrote on their About page:
- "Important note: Aljazeera Publishing and Aljazeera.com are not associated with any of the below organisations:
- 1. Al Jazeera Newspaper, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia whose website is al-jazirah.com
- 2. Al Jazeera Satellite Channel whose website is aljazeera.net.
- 3. Al Jazeera Information Centre who website is aljazeerah.info
- Aljazeera Publishing disassociates itself from the views, opinions and broadcasts of these titles."
Views presented by Aljazeera.com are frequently misattributed to the Al Jazeera TV channel, including one case in which The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
criticised the channel in its leader column based on material published on Aljazeera.com, for which the newspaper later apologised. The magazine's editorial slant appears markedly different than that of the Al Jazeera TV channel, with the former far more critical of U.S. and Israeli policy than the latter.
In April 2011, the domain aljazeera.com directed to Al Jazeera English, and the domain ownership as listed on WHOIS records was updated from alJazeera Publishing to alJazeera TV Channel. At the time of the purchase, a simple page stated "Moving to Doha", leading to certain long-time readers initially suspecting a hack of the website. No public details regarding the purchase of the domain has been made public by either parties.
Website contents
The content on the former Aljazeera.com was organized by section. The following sections existed:Middle East News
'Middle East News' contained the latest breaking Middle Eastern news. A number of their stories were accused of reported bias against IsraelIsrael
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, and even against Latin American countries, such as Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
and Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. News articles often contained indirect quotes from familiar news outlets such as Associated Press and the BBC.
Review articles
'Review Articles' containe longer pieces about recent events. The editorial stance was one of rigorous opposition to the Iraq war, and the articles were usually reported to contain strong condemnations of American involvement in the Middle East and are accused of often reflecting anti-ZionismAnti-Zionism
Anti-Zionism is opposition to Zionistic views or opposition to the state of Israel. The term is used to describe various religious, moral and political points of view in opposition to these, but their diversity of motivation and expression is sufficiently different that "anti-Zionism" cannot be...
in describing the state of Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. One article (entitled "Latest of US lies: Iraqis killing Iraqis" claimed that the sectarian violence occurring in Iraq was supported by CIA and Mossad agents: "It was the U.S.’s “debaathification” of Iraq that eventually let [sic] to the current death squads, supported by the U.S. and the Mossad agents."