Dr. Haydar Badawi Sadig is an Associate Professor of Mass Communication at Qatar University and a former diplomat. He holds a PhD and MA from Ohio University, USA, and an MSc from Khartoum University. He has taught in the United States, the Arab Gulf and Sudan, and has authored or co-authored many journal articles in both English and Arabic.

Contributors:

Leon Barkho (PhD) is Associate Professor in media and communication at Qatar University.

Clifford G. Christians is Research Professor of Communications, Professor of Journalism, and Professor of Media Studies Emeritus at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Hala Asmina Guta is Assistant Professor of Mass Communication at Qatar University.

Catalina Petcu was a Research Associate at Qatar University (2017-2018). She conducted studies on Islamic culture, communication technologies, media in Qatar, terrorism, and the history of commerce in the Arabian Peninsula.

1 The History of Al Jazeera

2 Truth as an Ethical Principle

3 Editorial Politics and Practices

4 Binary Journalism: An Investigation into Al Jazeera's News Practices

5 Al Jazeera as a Technological Enterprise

6 Voices from the Periphery

7 Al Jazeera: Non-Violence and Peace Journalism

8 The Ethics of Human Dignity and Freedom of Expression

9 Gender in Policy and Programming: An Analysis of Women Representation in Al Jazeera Arabic News

10 Cosmopolitan Ethics and the Al Jazeera Media Network