[LINK] Al-Jazeera - more censorship claims.

[James Morris]

They are claiming that their ads have been censored online,

<http://english.aljazeera.net/topics/article.asp?cu_no=1&item_no=1117&version=1&template_id=279&parent_id=258>

  "AOL, Yahoo and Reuters have all refused to run advertisements for 
   Al-Jazeera's new, English-language service citing different reasons. 
   Yahoo put the decision down to 'war-related sensitivity', Reuters ruled 
   the decision out on the grounds that Al-Jazeera is a competitor, while 
   AOL offered no reason."


I searched the Yahoo news for aljazeera and this interesting nugget popped 
up:

<http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030402/ap_on_hi_te/war_al_jazeera_web_6>
  
  "It is funded by Qatar's government but is an unusually independent 
   voice in the Arab world."

So, Yahoo are reporting (via AP) that AJ are 'unusually independent', yet
allegedly won't publish their ads.  Interestingly, AJ is listed in the 
Yahoo directory


- James
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James Morris
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