Al Jazeera calls charter issued by the Arab League's Ministers of Information a risk to the freedom of expression in the Arab world

Al Jazeera considers the adoption of the charter 'Principles for Regulating Satellite TV in the Arab World' issued by the Arab League's Minister's of Information a risk to the freedom of expression in the Arab world.

Qatar: Sunday, February 17 - 2008 at 10:33
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Some of the language contained within the Charter is ambiguous and could be interpreted to actively hinder independent reporting from the region.

Wadah Khanfar, Director General of the Al Jazeera Network stated that, 'Any code of ethics or governance for journalistic practices should emerge, and be governed, from within the profession and not be imposed externally by political institutions.

Where codes of ethics are violated and contraventions of journalistic practice occur, for defamation of character or otherwise, there should be independent legal processes to resolve these issues. The region has seen the recent emergence of many media institutions and every attempt should be made not to hamper, but to facilitate, an environment to encourage their independence and freedom.'

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Al Jazeera started out over eleven years ago as the first channel in the world dedicated to providing comprehensive, independent television news and live debate for the Arab world. The Channel now has an estimated peak audience of over 50 million viewers and in 2006 was ranked by Brandchannel as the most impactful television broadcast news brand globally. As a natural extension of its spirit and mission, Al Jazeera has over the years created a number of other channels and services - in March 2006 Al Jazeera was formally named the Al Jazeera Network, transforming its operation into an international media corporation.

The Al Jazeera Network now consists of: the flagship Al Jazeera Arabic, Al Jazeera English, Al Jazeera Documentary, Al Jazeera Sport, Al Jazeera.net (the English and Arabic web sites), the Al Jazeera Media Training and Development Center, the Al Jazeera Center for Studies, Al Jazeera Mubasher (Live), and Al Jazeera Mobile.

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Posted by Medilyn Manibo, Assistant News Editor
Sunday, February 17 - 2008 at 10:33 UAE local time (GMT+4)

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