Al Jazeera has announced that its American channel, Al Jazeera America, will shut down after roughly two-and-a-half years. The channel and website will both go dark by April 30. The move could result in 700 staffers losing their jobs. However, it comes as Al Jazeera Media Group, the parent company, […]
The new CEO of Al Jazeera America, Al Anstey, arrives in New York tomorrow and will start as his new job as the network seeks to keep from imploding and contain any more damage. He was named CEO last week. Ahead of his arrival, Anstey sent the below note to employees […]
Al Jazeera America has announced that Ehab Al Shihabi will step down as CEO of the news operation. Al Jazeera English managing director Al Antsey will be the interim CEO, according to the network. What may have contributed to Al Shihabi’s removal was a front page story in the New […]
