The Other Opinion – an interview with Jamil Azar, al Jazeera’s Senior Anchor

The Other Opinion – an interview with Jamil Azar, al Jazeera’s Senior Anchor

After 31 years with the BBC’s Arabic Service in London, Jamil Azar accepted a job at the fledgling al Jazeera in 1997.
Since then he has risen to become a senior presenter and has a large input on their editorial policy. Among his achievements was to come up with the channel’s slogan, “The opinion and the other opinion.” In this interview he discusses [...]

May 13th, 2009 by Andy Carling