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Al Jazeera English, the 24-hour English-language news and current affairs channel, is headquartered in Doha, Qatar.
Introduction
Al Jazeera English is an international news channel,
holding over 70 bureaus around the world which span six different
continents. Since being established in 2006, it has continued to grow in
reach and popularity due to its global coverage, especially from
underreported regions. The channel currently broadcasts to over 250m
households across 130 countries.
Al Jazeera English has been recognized for its distinguished reporting
and programming including being awarded the Columbia Journalism Award
and “Best 24 Hour News Program” at the 48th and 50th Annual Monte-Carlo
Television Festival. Al Jazeera English has also won Best News Channel
three years running at the UK's Freesat awards and received awards from
the Royal Television Society, Amnesty International and YouTube. The
channel has received nominations for international Emmy awards in both
the News and Current Affairs categories, and from the Royal Television
Society awards as the 2009 and 2010 “News Channel of the Year” in the
UK.