Ghassan Ben Jeddou, Tunisian journalist and director of the Al Jazeera office in Beirut, presented his resignation in challenge to the subjectivity of the Qatarian chain during the coverage of the Arab revolutions. Cover that Ben Jeddou judges “biased” according to the one in the front page of the Lebanese newspaper AS-SAFIR.
Several reasons pushed Ben Jeddou to resign. “Al Jazeera has destroyed an entire dream of professionalism and objectivity. This professionalism has now become a channel after Al Jazeera came out of his media identity and has turned into a propaganda and mobilization chamber. “
The sources of AS-SAFIR add that according to Ben Jeddou “that the propaganda policy of Al Jazeera is non-professional and is absolutely unacceptable especially to this historic turning point that the region is living”
Ben Jeddou’s resignation is therefore due to ethical reasons. Al Jazeera intensively covers the uprisings in Libye, Yemen and Syria without worrying about Bahrain. The latter knows bloody incidents, but is distinguished by the privileged relations of the regime in place with Qatar. The country of Al Jazeera even sent armed troops to Bahrain.
Ben Jeddou is a renowned journalist and presenter. Before joining Al Jazeera, he worked for the BBC and many Arab newspapers, including the Londonian al-Hayat.
During his career, he interviewed important personalities like Hassan Nasrallah, during the Lebanese Israeli conflict, and Fidel Castro.
Ghassan Ben Jeddou is one of the Tunisian stars in Al Jazeera, including Mohamed Krichen and Habib Ghribi.
