Press Releases

1/26/2016     AL JAZEERA AMERICA PRESENTS ORIGINAL NEW DOCUMENTARY “IN EBOLA’S WAKE” AIRING SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2016 at 10pm ET/7pm PT

1/13/2016     Al Jazeera Media Network to Expand International Digital Services in U.S.; Al Jazeera America to Cease Operations in the Coming Months

12/16/2015    Al Jazeera America Journalist Wins a 2015 United Nations Correspondents Association Award

12/15/2015     AL JAZEERA AMERICA WINS DUPONT AWARD

11/16/2015     AL JAZEERA AMERICA COVERAGE OF THE PARIS ATTACKS

11/5/2015     Al JAZEERA AMERICA ANNOUNCES STRATEGY FOR COVERING 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

11/2/2015     AL JAZEERA AMERICA REVAMPS PRIMETIME PROGRAMMING SLATE

10/26/2015     AL JAZEERA AMERICA EXPANDS EXECUTIVE NEWS TEAM

10/21/2015     Al Jazeera Investigates: “THE HOSTAGE BUSINESS”

10/15/2015    The Center for Public Integrity and Al Jazeera America Launch "Buying of the President 2016"

10/9/2015     Al Jazeera America Expands Morning News Programming

9/14/2015    Al Jazeera America Presents "HEROIN USA: A SOLEDAD O'BRIEN SPECIAL REPORT"

9/4/2015     Al Jazeera America Reaches Agreement with DirecTV and Renews Carriage Deal

8/31/2015    Al Jazeera America’s “FAULT LINES” Presents “Take as Prescribed”

8/26/2015    Al Jazeera America Presents "Sporting Dreams" from iconic American filmmaker Leon Gast

6/12/2015     Al Jazeera America Wins PromaxBDA Bronze Award for #FreeAJStaff

6/3/2015     Al Jazeera America to Air 'Guantanamo’s Child – Omar Khadr' This Monday June 8th

5/22/2015    Al Jazeera America's "Third Rail" debates race in America

5/19/2015     Al Jazeera America Wins Two 2015 Gracie Awards

5/14/2015     Al Jazeera America Launches Debate Program “Third Rail” With Host Imran Garda

5/8/2015     Al Jazeera America's Ali Velshi debuts new show on Monday, 5/11 at 10:30pm ET/7:30pm PT

5/6/2015     Al Jazeera Media Network Appoints Al Anstey as New CEO of Al Jazeera America

4/16/2015     Al Jazeera America Launches Foreign Policy Program “Compass With Sheila Macvicar,” New Program Airs Sundays at 9:30pm ET/6:30pm PT

4/16/2015     Al Jazeera America Launches “Ali Velshi On Target,” New Current Affairs Program Airing Weeknights At 10:30pm ET/7:30pm PT

4/14/2015     Al Jazeera America Presents “Hard Earned,” Six-Part Original New Documentary Series on Working Poor in America

4/3/2015     Al Jazeera America Presents “Kids Behind Bars: A Soledad O’Brien Special Report” Airing Sunday, April 12 at 10pm ET/7pm PT

3/31/2015     One week mark for detained Al Jazeera journalists in Nigeria

3/27/2015     Al Jazeera detention clouds Nigerian election

3/25/2015     Al Jazeera demands the release of their two Nigerian journalists

3/25/2015     Al Jazeera America Launches Increased Hours of Live News Programming, Beginning Monday, March 30

2/11/2015     Al Jazeera America’s “Fault Lines” Presents “The Disappearing Delta,” Airing Monday, February 16^th at 10pm ET/ 7pm PT

2/2/2015     Original Two-Part Documentary on Al Jazeera America “Freeway: Crack In The System” The Rise, Fall and Redemption Of Freeway Rick Ross, The King Of Crack Premieres Sunday, March 1 & 8, 2015 at 10pm ET

1/30/2015     Al Jazeera America Celebrates Black History Month in February with In-Depth Stories and Conversations about Race in America and New Social Campaign -- #BrandingBlack

1/20/2015     Al Jazeera America Examines How The State Of The Union Will Impact The United States And The World With Objective Analysis And Live Reports On-Air And Online Tuesday, January 20 From 7pm – Midnight (ET)

1/20/2015     National: Average American Lacks Voice In Congress

1/20/2015     National: Public Concerned About Terrorism, Divided On Policy

1/19/2015     National: Few See Improvements in Race Relations Under Obama

1/15/2015     Al Jazeera America’s “FAULT LINES” Presents “Hidden State: Inside North Korea”

1/8/2015     Al Jazeera America’s “FAULT LINES” Presents “Death on the Bakken Shale”

12/22/2014     AL JAZEERA AMERICA DEBUTS “JOURNALISM IS NOT A CRIME,” AN HOUR-LONG PRIMETIME SPECIAL

12/2/2014     Al Jazeera America Takes an Indepth Look at the Madoff Crime on the Sixth Anniversary of His Arrest in Two-Part Documentary “In God We Trust,” Sunday, December 7 & 14 at 9pm ET/6pm PT

11/14/2014     Al Jazeera America's "Real Money with Ali Velshi" Examines How Russia and the West are on the Brink of "The New Cold War," A New Five-Part Special Report, November 17- November 20 at 7pm ET/4 pm PT

11/6/2014      Al Jazeera America's America Tonight Re-Examines Campus Sexual Assault on New Three-Part Series "Sex Crimes on Campus - One Year Later November 10-12 at 9pm ET/6 pm PT 

11/3/2014     Al Jazeera America "America Votes 2014" Delivers In-Depth, Issue- Oriented Election Night Coverarage Tuesday, November 4 From 7PM-2AM ET

Extensive Election Night Coverage Features 8 Reporter Teams From Four Studios in NY and DC and 8 Teams Overseas

10/31/2014        Al Jazeera America Debuts First Graphic Novella

New Thought Provoking, Comic Novella From Cartoonist Josh Neufeld and Reporter Michael Keller

10/7/2014        Al Jazeera’s Emmy® Award-Winning Investigative Documentary Series

“Fault Lines” Makes Its Digital Debut Online As Network Unveils New Episodes in October

10/7/2014         Al Jazeera America Kicks Off “America Votes 2014,” Comprehensive, Issue-Driven Mid-Term Political Coverage Commencing Monday, October 6 Through Election Night

New Three-Part Documentary “Midterms,” From Director AJ Schnack (“Caucus”) Chronicles Political Races in Three Swing States Iowa, Colorado and North Carolina October 19, October 26 and November 2

10/1/14             Al Jazeera’s “Fault Lines: Haiti in a Time of Cholera” Earns Emmy® Award for Outstanding Investigative Journalism

Fault Lines’ “Haiti in a Time of Cholera,” a production by Al Jazeera, has been honored with an Emmy® Award for Outstanding Investigative Journalism in a News Magazine.

8/1/14              Al Jazeera America Special Report "Gaza: Witness to War"

Tonight on Al Jazeera America, a special report will be anchored by Al Jazeera America’s Jerusalem correspondent Nick Schifrin, and will feature reporting from Al Jazeera’s resources in the region. 

4/17/14             Al Jazeera America Announces Production of Documentary Series with Kartemquin Films on Realities of Low-Income Living

Airing in 2015, Hard Earned will follow in the multi-layered, observational tradition of Hoop Dreams and The New Americans

4/15/14             Al Jazeera America presents: "FIVE DAYS IN DETROIT" 

Al Jazeera America presents the first of a provocative new series that will take a week-long, in-depth look at America’s cities. In the first of the series, Detroit correspondent Bisi Onile-Ere brings “Five Days in Detroit,” showcasing the promising changes emerging in the Motor City.

4/3/14                      Al Jazeera America Wins Two 2013 Peabody Awards

Al Jazeera America’s "Fault Lines: Haiti in a Time of Cholera" and "Fault Lines: Made in Bangladesh" have been honored with 2013 Peabody Awards, the channel announced.

3/12/14                   Al Jazeera America Launches Mobile App for iPhone and Android Devices

Al Jazeera America, the new U.S. cable news channel that provides both domestic and international news for American audiences, today unveiled its Mobile App for both iOS and Android devices.

3/10/14                    Al Jazeera America Presents New Documentary "Lockerbie: What Really Happened?"

Al Jazeera America today announced that the channel will air a new documentary, “Lockerbie: What Really Happened?,” providing evidence to support what many have suspected for years – that Iran was behind the Pan Am 103 atrocity over Lockerbie in 1988.

2/26/14                   Nick Schifrin Joins Al Jazeera America As Jerusalem Correspondent

Al Jazeera America today announced that Nick Schifrin has joined the channel as Jerusalem correspondent.  Since joining Al Jazeera America, Schifrin has covered the death of former South African president Nelson Mandela, the war in Syria from the Turkish-Syrian border and from peace talks in Geneva, as well as the ongoing Middle East peace talks and the conflict in Ukraine, among other international stories.

2/26/14                        Al Jazeera America Launches Investigative Documentary Series on Immigration

Al Jazeera America will premiere "Borderland," a documentary series that follows ordinary Americans confronting the realities of illegal immigration, on Sunday, April 6^th at 9 PM ET.

12/19/2014                  Al Jazeera America Wins Gracie Award 

Al Jazeera America’s  “America Tonight” producer Reed Lindsay is the recipient of a “Gracie” award, presented by the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation, for the story “Fists of Fury,” in the  “Outstanding Hard News Feature” category. The award ceremony will take place in Beverly Hills, California on May 20, 2014. This marks the first award won by Al Jazeera America, the new U.S. news channel. 

12/6/13                      Al Jazeera America Launches Today on Time Warner Cable

Time Warner Cable announced today that Al Jazeera America, the American news channel that launched on August 20, will be added to Time Warner Cable’s lineup beginning today.

11/6/13                      Jacob Ward Named Al Jazeera America Science and Technology Correspondent

Al Jazeera America today announced that Jacob Ward, former editor-in-chief of Popular Science, will join the channel as its science and technology correspondent.

11/4/13                      Ray Suarez Joins Al Jazeera America

Al Jazeera America, the American news channel that launched in August, announced today that celebrated journalist Ray Suarez has joined the channel as the permanent host of its daily program Inside Story. 

10/29/13                      Al Jazeera America Announces Accelerated Growth Plan

Al Jazeera America, the American news channel that launched in late August, announced today that it will be significantly accelerating both its news and business growth plans.

10/24/13                      Time Warner Cable & Al Jazeera America Reach Carriage Agreement

Time Warner Cable and Al Jazeera America today announced they have reached an agreement to bring Al Jazeera America to Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks customers' lineups.

9/16/13                       Al Jazeera America Statement on Pew Research Center Study

Al Jazeera America today issued a statement about the Pew Research Center’s study “How Al Jazeera America Tackled The Crisis Over Syria.” 

9/3/13                         Al Jazeera America Investigative Unit Reveals Panel Report on Failing Diplomatic Security

In an exclusive report, Al Jazeera America’s Investigative Unit revealed that an internal government report shows that the U.S. Department of State ignored warnings of inadequate security at embassies and consulates around the world, leaving some of America’s most dangerous diplomatic posts vulnerable to attack.

8/29/13                       Mark Coatney Joins Al Jazeera America as Senior Vice President of Digital Media

Al Jazeera America today announced that former Tumblr media director Mark Coatney has been named the channel’s first senior vice president of digital media. 

8/14/13                       Fact-Based, In-Depth News Fills Al Jazeera America's Programming

Al Jazeera America today announced a full schedule of live news and investigative, documentary and discussion programming that fulfills its promise to provide unbiased in-depth coverage of domestic and international news important to its American viewers.

8/13/13                       Michael Okwu and Sarah Hoye Newest "America Tonight" Correspondents

Al Jazeera America, the new American news channel that will launch on Aug. 20, today announced that former NBC correspondent Michael Okwu and former CNN all-platform journalist Sarah Hoye are the newest correspondents for America Tonight, the channel’s daily prime time news and current affairs magazine program.

8/9/13                       David Shuster joins Al Jazeera America

Al Jazeera America, the new American news channel that will launch on Aug. 20, today announced that former MSNBC journalist David Shuster will join Al Jazeera America as one of the channel’s New York anchors.

8/8/13                       Former NBC Nightly News Anchor John Seigenthaler Joins Al Jazeera America

Al Jazeera America, the new American news channel that will launch on Aug. 20, today announced that former NBC news anchor John Seigenthaler will join the channel as prime time news anchor.

8/6/13                       Al Jazeera America Launches Documentary Film Unit

Al Jazeera America, the new American news channel that will launch Aug. 20, today announced that Kathy Davidov has joined the channel as Al Jazeera America’s senior executive producer and Cynthia Kane as the senior producer for its new in-house documentary film unit.

8/6/13                       Neal Scarbrough and Jeff Green to lead Al Jazeera America sports broadcasting unit

Al Jazeera America, the new American news channel that will launch Aug. 20, today announced that Neal Scarbrough has been hired as its senior executive producer for sports programming and Jeff Green will serve as executive producer of sports programming.

8/5/13                       Al Jazeera America names three correspondents for "Real Money with Ali Velshi"

Al Jazeera America, the new American news channel that will launch Aug. 20, today announced that veteran financial journalists Patricia Sabga, Duarte Geraldino and Stacey Tisdale will join the channel’s primetime business program Real Money with Ali Velshi.

8/2/13                       Al Jazeera America Announces Google+ Hangout with "America Tonight"  

Al Jazeera America, the new American news channel launching on Aug. 20, today announced that Joie Chen, the host of their daily prime time current affairs magazine program America Tonight, will join Special Correspondent Soledad O’Brien as a guest on the Google+ Hangout scheduled for Monday, Aug. 5 at 5:00 p.m. EST.

7/30/13                    Al Jazeera America Announces Its 12 U.S. Bureaus and the Correspondents in Each City

Al Jazeera America, the new American news channel that will launch Aug. 20, today announced the correspondents who will report from the channel’s 12 new U.S. news bureaus.

7/30/13                    Texas Reporter Heidi Zhou-Castro Named Al Jazeera America Correspondent in Dallas

Al Jazeera America, the new American news channel that will launch on Aug. 20, today announced that Heidi Zhou-Castro, an award-winning journalist formerly at YNN in Austin, will join the new Dallas bureau as its first correspondent.

7/30/13                    Robert Ray Named New Orleans Correspondent for Al Jazeera America

Al Jazeera America, the new American news channel that will launch on Aug. 20, today announced that Robert Ray, an award-winning producer and reporter, will become the first correspondent in the channel’s new New Orleans bureau.

7/30/13                    Emmy Award-Winning Reporter Paul Beban Named Al Jazeera America Denver Correspondent

Al Jazeera America, the new American news channel that will launch on Aug. 20, today announced that Paul Beban, an Emmy Award-winning journalist, will become the first correspondent in the channel’s new Denver bureau.

7/30/13                    WDIV Reporter Bisi Onile-Ere Named Al Jazeera America Detroit Correspondent

Al Jazeera America, the new American news channel that will launch on Aug. 20, today announced that Bisi Onile-Ere is joining the channel as the first correspondent in its new Detroit bureau.

7/30/13                    Natasha Ghoneim Named Al Jazeera America Correspondent in Miami

Al Jazeera America, the new American news channel that will launch on Aug. 20, today announced that Natasha Ghoneim will become the first correspondent in the channel’s new Miami bureau.

7/30/13                    C-SPAN Host Libby Casey Named Al Jazeera America Correspondent in Washington, D.C.

Al Jazeera America, the new American news channel that will launch on Aug. 20, today announced that Libby Casey, one of the hosts of the very popular program Washington Journal on C-SPAN, will become the first correspondent at the channel’s new Washington, D.C. bureau.

7/30/13                    WSMV's Jonathan Martin Named Al Jazeera America Nashville Correspondent

Al Jazeera America, the new American news channel that will launch on Aug. 20, today announced that Jonathan Martin will be that bureau’s first correspondent in the channel’s new Nashville bureau.

7/30/13                    Jennifer London Named Los Angeles Correspondent for Al Jazeera America

Al Jazeera America, the new American news channel that will launch on Aug. 20, today announced that award-winning journalist Jennifer London will become the first correspondent in the channel’s new Los Angeles bureau.

7/30/13                    WTTW's Ash-Har Quraishi Named Chicago Corresponent for Al Jazeera America

Al Jazeera America, the new American news channel that will launch on Aug. 20, today announced that award-winning reporter Ash-har Quraishi is joining the channel as the first correspondent in its Chicago bureau.

7/30/13                    Allen Schauffler Named Al Jazeera America Seattle Correspondent

Al Jazeera America, the new American news channel that will launch on Aug. 20, today announced that Allen Schauffler will become the first correspondent at the channel’s new Seattle bureau.

7/26/13                    Antonio Mora joins Al Jazeera America as host of "Consider This"

Al Jazeera America announced that Emmy Award-winning journalist Antonio Mora will join the channel as host of "Consider This," a weeknight current affairs talk show that will showcase hard-hitting interviews and panel discussions on issues important to American viewers.

7/24/2013                Joie Chen to host America Tonight

Al Jazeera America, the new American news channel that will launch on August 20, today announced that Emmy Award-winning journalist Joie Chen will host America Tonight, the channel’s daily prime time news and current affairs magazine program.

7/24/2013                Al Jazeera America names Trevor Aaronson to 16-member investigative unit

Al Jazeera America, the new American news channel scheduled to launch in late August, today announced that veteran investigative reporter and author Trevor Aaronson will be joining the channel’s 16-person investigative unit.

7/23/2013                Al Jazeera America names Marc Gatto Executive Vice President for Broadcast Operations and Technology

Al Jazeera America, the new American news channel that will launch on August 20, today announced that Marc Gatto has been named executive vice president for broadcast operations and technology.

7/22/2013                Al Jazeera America names its interim CEO, President, and senior editorial leadership

The Acting Director General of Al Jazeera Media Network, Dr. Mostefa Souag, announced today that Ehab Al Shihabi, executive director for international operations, has been named (until further notice) as an interim chief executive officer of Al Jazeera America, and ABC News veteran Kate O’Brian has been named its president.

7/15/2013                Al Jazeera America names Sheila MacVicar correspondent for America Tonight

Al Jazeera America has hired renowned Emmy Award-winning journalist Sheila MacVicar as a correspondent for America Tonight, its daily primetime current affairs magazine program.

7/1/2013                  Al Jazeera America signs Soledad O'Brien as special correspondent

Al Jazeera America today announced that it has signed an agreement with Emmy Award-winning journalist Soledad O’Brien’s production company, Starfish Media Group. O’Brien will contribute short-form segments as Special Correspondent to Al Jazeera America’s primetime current affairs magazine program “America Tonight,” and Starfish will produce hour-long documentary specials.

6/19/2013                'The Stream' to Join Al Jazeera America's Daily Program Lineup

Al Jazeera America, the new American news channel that will launch later this year, today announced that an American version of the award-winning program, The Stream, will be part of its daily programming lineup.

6/18/2013                Al Jazeera America names Bob Wheelock senior executive producer

Al Jazeera America announced today that veteran journalist Bob Wheelock has been named senior executive producer.

6/17/2013                Al Jazeera America will broadcast nightly primetime current affairs magazine

Al Jazeera America, the new American news channel that will launch later this year, announced today that a one-hour current affairs magazine program called America Tonight will be at the heart of its daily schedule.

6/10/2013                Al Jazeera America names Josh Bernstein on-air investigative reporter

Al Jazeera America announced today that eight-time Emmy Award-winning journalist Josh Bernstein will be the channel’s on-air investigative reporter based in Washington, D.C.

6/5/2013                  Al Jazeera America names Michael Viqueira White House correspondent

Al Jazeera America has hired former NBC correspondent and Emmy® Award winner Michael Viqueira as its White House correspondent.

5/7/2013                  Al Jazeera America names John Meehan Senior Executive Producer of business news

Al Jazeera America today announced that veteran business news journalist John Meehan has been hired as senior executive producer of the channel’s financial and business coverage.

5/2/2013                  Al Jazeera America to Open Detroit Bureau

Al Jazeera America announced today that it will open a new Detroit bureau as part of the channel’s 2013 launch.

4/30/2013                Al Jazeera America to Have Significant Presence in Chicago

Al Jazeera America announced today that the existing Chicago bureau will be expanded to become one of the 12 new American bureaus in the system.

4/18/2013                Al Jazeera America Names Andrea Stone and Tony Karon Senior Online Executive Producers of its Digital News Unit

Stone And Karon Will Manage Both Domestic And International News For Al Jazeera America’s Digital Platforms

4/15/2013                Veteran Journalist Edward Pound to Lead Investigative Reporting Team for Al Jazeera America

16-Person Investigative Unit Will Report On Individual, Corporate And Government Waste, Fraud and Corruption

4/4/2013                  Ali Velshi Joins Al Jazeera America

New Half-Hour Series Will Focus On The Economy’s Impact On Everyday Americans

1/2/2013                  Al Jazeera to Start New U.S.-Based News Channel

Acquisition of Current TV Will Make Al Jazeera Channel Available in more than 40 million American Households