Aljazeera America is all set to begin its telecast from August 20, a top official of the internationally-renowned media network with its headquarters here, has said.
\nMustafa Sawwaq, acting director general of Aljazeera Media Network, said at Al Sharq Ramadan tent in a discussion on Friday that the cable news network will begin beaming into millions of US households from August 20 this year.
\n\u201cWe will continue with our mission,\u201d Sawwaq said giving no further details about their American TV station whose launch is being looked forward to eagerly in the US. According to Sawaq, plans are afoot to further develop the network\u2019s website and set up an Arabic language centre for the benefit of non-Arabic speaking people. He said plans are also in the pipeline to restructure Aljazeera Media Network. The plans, he said, were drawn up and finalised by the former director-general, H E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassem Al Thani.
\nSheikh Ahmed has since been elevated and is now the Minister of Economy and Trade after the recent cabinet reshuffle.
\n\u201cThe restructuring plans will be announced soon,\u201d said Sawwaq.
\nHe said after launching Aljazeera Turkey, Balkans and Morocco, the network has plans to launch TV stations in other languages.
\n\u201cWe already have Arabic and English networks, and those in Turkey, Morocco and Balkans. Now we have plans to diversify into other languages.\u201d
\n\u201cWe also plan to launch websites in other languages,\u201d said the official. He said Aljazeera TV stations now have a market share of 34.7 percent among all the TV stations in the world. \u201cThis is a big achievement and we want to maintain our position.\u201d
\nThe discussion was opened by the editor-in-chief of Al Sharq, Jaber Al Harami and present was Khalid Al Sayed, editor-in-chief of The Peninsula along with Ghassam Abu Hussain, director of international relations at Aljazeera Media Network.
\nSawwaq said that the network has been following highest standards of journalism but there still are challenges as pressures are always there to dilute the standards.
\n\u201cBut rest assured we will not buckle under pressure come what may.\u201d Sawwaq said that due to the highest standards of journalism being followed by the network a number of its journalists face threats, and are subjected to arrests and harassment. Some Arab countries have closed down Aljazeera bureaus, he said. That, however, would not stop the network from continuing with its good work.<\/p>\n
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