It is undoubted that contemporary media making holds immense power over the socio-political climate of the world. Yet when the freedom of the media is curbed in developing countries, it’s a given that these countries do not have the unbounded freedom of expression and freedom of speech enjoyed by ‘developed’ countries like the United States. However, of late, this very freedom is put on stand by the politics that are put on display vis-a-vis non-mainstream media broadcasters like the cable news network Al-Jazeera English (AJE). The conservative voices in the America appear to label the station “as hav[ing] a tendency to promote terrorist acts” and “a jihadist recruiting front”.
