Overview
Al Jazeera was established in November 1996 as the first independent Arabic news channel in the world dedicated to providing comprehensive television news and live debate.

With the creation of new channels and services, Al Jazeera established itself as an international media corporation and in March 2006 was formally named the Al Jazeera Network and then again in 2012 the Al Jazeera Media Network.

Al Jazeera Media Network now consists of the flagship Al Jazeera Satellite (Arabic) Channel, Al Jazeera English Channel, Al Jazeera America, Al Jazeera Documentary Channel, Al Jazeera Mubasher Channel, Al Jazeera Balkans Channel, Al Jazeera Sport Channels, AlJazeera.net (the English and Arabic web sites), Al Jazeera Center for Studies, Al Jazeera Mobile, Al Jazeera New Media, and the Al Jazeera Media Training and Development Center.

All of the subsidiaries of the Al Jazeera Media Network follow the spirit and legacy of the flagship Al Jazeera Satellite (Arabic) Channel. The Network challenges established narratives and provides a global audience with an alternative voice, putting the human being at the center of the news agenda, giving a voice to the voiceless, and bringing under-reported stories from across the world to light. With more than 60 bureaus across the world, Al Jazeera Media Network is among the world’s most influential news corporations with one of the world’s most diverse staff from various backgrounds, ethnicities and nationalities.