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Over the last ten years Al Jazeera has won a reputation in the Arab world as a distinguished broadcaster. Evaluation of its professionalism was made by an Arab elite which specialized in the fields of media and political science. The Al Marefa Center for Public Opinion Surveys made a study about «views of professors of political science and the media in the Arab World regarding the professionalism of Al Jazeera News Channel». The survey was conducted over eleven months in 19 Arab countries with specialists and experts in this field. The participants were 46 researchers, supervisors, and assistants; 26 of them were professors. This project is the first of its kind in the Arab World; it is a significant project in the field of opinion surveys conducted by an Arab center with the participation of numerous professors. The results showed that the Al Jazeera Channel has a high level of professionalism in its objectivity and the level of its employee's proficiency. The survey displayed a very favorable evaluation by Political and Media professors. In conclusion, the findings about the channel's objectivity were ranged between a very high level and a relatively high level. Professionalism scored between excellent and very good.
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