In January 2009, Al Jazeera launched a pioneering initiative: At the time,
restrictions imposed by the Israeli military in Gaza prevented international
news outlets from reaching the Strip and reporting from within. Al Jazeera,
which had the advantage of being the only news outlet with a correspondent
on the ground, came up with a creative solution by making its exclusive
footage available to be used, remixed, translated and re-broadcasted by
everybody, including competitors.
Three years later, a similar situation is happening with Syria. Shortage of news
is dramatic and reports from within the country are rare and often require that
journalists’ lives are put at risk in order to gather information. This is why it is
key to have initiatives such as Syria Deeply, a news aggregator launched two
weeks ago by a team of journalists and technologists headed by seasoned
reporter Lara SetrakianSyria Deeply is a news platform that aims to redesign the user experience of
the Syria story, for greater understanding and engagement around a complex
global issue.
This is a major step in crisis reporting and will allow a wider audience to
become more aware of the dramatic situation in Syria, fostering a better
understanding of a complex issue by adding context and historical information
to the headlines.
“I believe technology is the key to getting more and better news to a broader
audience,” says Setrakian. Open licensing can support this process and spread
more and better understanding on Syria-related issues Now, answer the following questions:
1. What is noble about the initiative of Al-Jazeera in a world where
“competition” is the name of the news industry?
2. Explain the term “news aggregator”.
3. Why is technology “the key to getting more and better news to a
broader audience”?
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