AL ALAM

The Tehran-based Al Alam International News Channel was launched in February 2003 simultaneous with the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, broadcasting in Arabic language with the slogan of speed, accuracy and precision. Initially, the following objectives were defined for the 24-hour news channel. A. Swift and transparent information-dissemination about regional and global events as well as political developments. B. To examine the historic roots of problems Muslims are faced with and di... scuss possible ways to resolve them. C. To reconcile under the banner of common cultural identity, ideals and interests of regional nations. D. To adopt an active media policy vis-à-vis west’s one-sided news imperialism. The process of preparing and broadcasting news in Al Alam News Network is based on the world’s state-of-the-art news systems. The most important criterion of the news channel could be its vast output of produced and processed news items, as compared to the volume of its facilities and human resources.More