Al-Jazeera's Political Independence Questioned Amid Qatar Intervention

Al Jazeera Courts Controversy
An employee works in the office of Al-Jazeera in Beijing, China, Wednesday, May 9, 2012. China's expulsion of an American reporter working for the pan-Arab news network has drawn criticism from other journalists and the United States, and in turn a particularly tight-lipped reaction from Beijing. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)
An employee works in the office of Al-Jazeera in Beijing, China, Wednesday, May 9, 2012. China's expulsion of an American reporter working for the pan-Arab news network has drawn criticism from other journalists and the United States, and in turn a particularly tight-lipped reaction from Beijing. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)

Al-Jazeera's editorial independence has been called into question after its director of news stepped in to ensure a speech made by Qatar's emir to the UN led its English channel's coverage of the debate on Syrian intervention.

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