Al Jazeera Media Network

Al Jazeera Media Network (AJMN) is a Qatari state-owned media conglomerate headquartered at Qatar Radio and Television Corporation Complex in Wadi Al Sail, Doha. Al Jazeera Media Network serves as the overarching entity overseeing Al Jazeera English, Al Jazeera Arabic, AJ+ along with a host of other fact-based media endeavors that bear the same distinct brand. Originally conceived as a satellite TV channel delivering Arabic news and current affairs, it has since evolved into a multifaceted media network encompassing various platforms such as online, specialized television channels in numerous languages, and more. The organization is a "private foundation for public benefit" under Qatari law. While AJMN receives public funding from the Qatar government, and despite allegations of government control, the organization asserts its commitment to editorial independence. AJMN maintains that its reporting is not influenced or directed by the Qatari government, and it does not reflect any official government viewpoints. Furthermore, as of today, it remains unregistered as a foreign agent and the United States Department of Justice has not yet taken any action to enforce its order against AJ+. The network's news operation currently has 70 bureaus around the world that are shared between the network's channels and operations, the second-largest amount of bureaux of any media company in the world after the BBC. In June 2017, the Saudi, Emirati, Bahraini, and Egyptian governments, supported by 12 other OIC member governments (with initial rumours claiming the support of additional governments; later reduced to 9 member governments by the latest of August 2019), pressed for the closure of the entire conglomerate as one of thirteen demands made to the government of Qatar during the 2017-2021 Qatar diplomatic crisis. Other media networks have spoken out in support of the network.