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1. In a globalised world international news plays a crucial role in ensuring that citizens and businesses are kept aware of
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A a transformation of the international news media.
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2. For too long, perhaps, international news has been dominated by English language providers such as the BBC or CNN; channels which have sought
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B developments affecting their lives and decision-making.
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3. However, recent trends will diversify both
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C the viewpoints available in international news in English, and the languages in which global news is provided.
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4. When Al Jazeera started broadcasting from its base in Qatar at the end of 1996, it triggered
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D to discomfort equally both western governments and those in neighbouring Arab states.
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5. By providing an independent source of news about events in the Middle East, it managed
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E to disillusion all their listeners.
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F to position themselves as the places to tune in to during a major breaking story.
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