Al Jazeera reporter resigns over « biased » Syria coverage

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  • Al Jazeera reporter resigns over «biased» Syria coverage
    http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/al-jazeera-reporter-resigns-over-biased-syria-coverage

    Al Jazeera Arabic’s Beirut correspondent, Ali Hashem, resigned on Tuesday after leaked emails revealed his frustrations over the news channel’s coverage of Syria, according to a source within the television network.

    Hashem’s resignation comes weeks after pro-Assad hackers leaked emails that revealed the dismay among Al Jazeera’s staff over its “biased and unprofessional” coverage of the Syrian uprising.

    “Hashem’s misgivings are clear and well-known, and are no longer a secret to anyone," the source, wishing to remain anonymous, said.

    "You can check the emails he sent to his colleague, Rula Ibrahim, to know his position which changed after the station refused to show photos he had taken of armed fighters clashing with the Syrian Army in Wadi Khaled. Instead [Al Jazeera] lambasted him as a shabeeh (implying a regime loyalist).”