No sound on the videos
The app is great as it's up to date, however the sound does not work on any videos.
Decent news app, but....
...it really needs some way to change the font size. The font is way too small.
Not as unbiased as I once thought
For a long time I appreciated Al Jazeera, feeling that it really was as unbiased as it claimed to be. Now I peruse the news stories and find that it is so biased and full of agenda that I feel like they are no longer giving us the real scoop on issues. Don't get me wrong, the iPhone app and the Apple Watch app are really well laid-out and easy to use, but that doesn't make up for what is blatantly skewed reporting. Most every story now, I'm finding, should bear the label of "Opinion" because there is nothing objective about it. Whomever is in charge of approving the stories put out should really take a step back, put their personal opinions aside, and remember their promise to the readers that they would present both sides of the story in a fair manner, free of biases. I guess I'm back to looking for a more objective news outlet to keep informed of world events. Thank you for the work you do, Al Jazeera, but it is time to find someone who does it better.
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Simple interface. Loads quickly. Love it.
Simple and informative presentation of articles. Compared to some other news apps I like the speed of AJ. It has one minor error - as it opens I get a message to "try again". Then it opens a second later without my doing anything.
Love the opinion articles but they recycle old articles that were false.
Example: opened app today and an article on the home screen says 'ryan lochete robbed by gun point in rio'. That was 9 days ago and, as we all know, it was a false report. Regardless, they've got it on the home page as if it is news and are continuing to spread the false info.
They also carry reports for years ago. The longest I've seen is 39 months. That's no longer news, its historical archive.
I like the different takes from western media but I wish it gave more current news.
They also carry reports for years ago. The longest I've seen is 39 months. That's no longer news, its historical archive.
I like the different takes from western media but I wish it gave more current news.
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Very Good
The app itself is great but there is no sound on the videos.
Most informative
Excellent up to the minute news; very useful.
Chris Ackerman
I used to get 24/7 live coverage at eastafro on the internet. I virtually watched the channel all the time. Then due to whatever legal reasons "livestreaming" in the USA is no longer aired. Now I watch other world news channels. Al Jazeera is by far the best I've found! I hope it will become available again in the USA. I signed up for your weekly newsletter. In the letter please give broadcasting updates on this issue. Looking forward to viewing your channel in the future; thanks Chris Ackerman
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My go to for all things in and near the Mideast
I am so thankful for this app and news organization. Too many "News" organizations don't get it and these journalists are putting their lives on the line to get the truth out! When the Arab Spring occurred they were brilliant by using blog methods because so much was fluid on the ground. They made it clear what was and wasn't vetted. But it made those facing the changes and dangers able to get word out in real time. We are still in an unsafe period and it falls to each of us to get informed so that we can help educate people to the terrible conditions, genocide and human rights abuses that are a daily part of life in too many places. AJ News thank you from the bottom of my heart and keep up the great and important work you manage to do daily and sometimes by the minute!
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How to watch in AMERICA
I know if you click on this to read this that you were utterly upset that they stop the English version a couple years ago and even more upset that the American version is gone as well if you want to watch this in the USAA you need to download a proxy to change your IP address to look as if you're in a different country let's say Canada then you'll be able to watch it cyber ghost for cpu and cellphone is a good one to try out also I heard kodi was pretty good to
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