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The Arab spring has shaken Arab TV’s credibility | Ali Hashem
►http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/apr/03/arab-spring-arab-tv-credibility

Meanwhile, mainstream Arab channels gave the Syrian revolution a large portion of airtime, but things took a different path when they started interfering with the coverage. I was one of those who experienced it when al-Jazeera, the channel I used to work for, refused to air footage of gunmen fighting the Syrian regime on the borders between Lebanon and Syria. I saw tens of gunmen crossing the borders in May last year – clear evidence that the Syrian revolution was becoming militarised. This didn’t fit the required narrative of a clean and peaceful uprising, and so my seniors asked me to forget about gunmen.

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).”

À lire absolument, parce qu’évidemment tu n’en as certainement jamais entendu parler (et tu n’en entendras plus jamais parler) : Syria’s Electronic Warriors Hit Al-Jazeera
►http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/syria’s-electronic-warriors-hit-al-jazeera

Damascus – On Wednesday, the entire staff of the Al Jazeera network allegedly received an email instructing them to change their computer and email passwords.

Earlier in the week, the network’s server had been hacked by the self-styled Syrian Electronic Army, and some of its secrets were released to the media.

The major find to be made public was an email exchange between anchorwoman Rula Ibrahim and Beirut-based reporter Ali Hashem. The emails seemed to indicate widespread disaffection within the channel, especially over its coverage of the crisis in Syria.

À noter : je n’exclus pas totalement un nouveau bidonnage du régime syrien (qui peut très bien n’avoir rien piraté du tout et fabriqué entièrement ces mails), mais cet article du Akhbar semble présenter une confirmation par « des sources » chez Al Jazeera que leur mails ont été piratés (phrases que je ne trouve pas très claires).

Point intéressant dont la source n’est vraiment pas claire (les « sources » que seraient l’Armée électronique syrienne, ou les « sources » du Akhbar chez Al Jazeera ?) :

The sources said that as part of this rivalry, Facebook groups had appeared which were devoted to targeting Al Jazeera journalists “who are guilty of trying to be objective.”

For example, a fierce campaign was launched on social media websites demanding the sacking of Lebanese anchorman Hasan Jammoul. He had challenged an opposition activist to explain in an interview why the shelling of the city Homs was focused on Baba Amr and not other neighborhoods.

Si cette info est vérifiée (piratage et divulgation des mails d’Al Jazeera), ce serait une intéressante évolution du #cablegate : Al Jazeera est la grande chaîne arabe qui a travaillé sur ces câbles, et qui a aussi divulgué les Palestine Papers.