Mostefa souag biography channel
Mostefa Souag has spent eleven years working for Al Jazeera. Today he is Director General of the entire network. He had previously been the editor-in-chief of the Arabic channel.
Launch of Al Jazeera 360 platform
He was born in Algeria, where he still cannot send any correspondents. For Souag, Al Jazeera is «the most successful Arab project in the past twenty years».
Interview: Peter Hossli Photos: Katarina Premfors
Mr. Souag, Al Jazeera was launched in 1996. How has this network influenced other Arab media?
Mostefa Souag: From the beginning it was very positively received in the Arab world.
But the governments were very suspicious; they considered Al Jazeera a threat. Television used to be in the service of the rulers, it was more or less a mouthpiece for propaganda; freedom was very limited.
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Al Jazeera was free and independent. Other Arab media organizations have been looking up to us. We showed them what journalism could be.
How has this affected Al Jazeera itself?
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