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By Teymoor Nabili in Europe on May 24th, 2011
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The New York Times columnist Paul Krugman once remarked:

If [George W.] Bush said that the world was flat, the headline on the news analysis would read 'Shape of Earth: Views Differ'

It was a pithy summary of how news organisations are now so obsessed with the idea of  "balance" they will give both sides of any argument equal coverage, even if one side is plainly absurd.

Well it seems the obsession with "balance" has now reached new levels of absurdity.

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By Andrew Thomas in Europe on May 4th, 2011
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It was an excruciating moment. A prominent BBC journalist – famous for skewering his interviewees – being totally skewered himself by his most high-profile interviewee of the week. 

The guest: Britain's prime minister. The subject: the UK's referendum on changing the voting system.

David Cameron leads the "no change" camp. His central argument is that the current "first-past-the-post" (FPTP) system is simple, the proposed "alternative vote" (AV) system is not.  

Famous for his argumentative style, the BBC's John Humphrys walked straight into Cameron's trap.

By Al Jazeera Staff in Africa on March 9th, 2011
Rebel fighters move toward the front lines outside Ras Lanuf [GALLO/GETTY]

 

As the uprising in Libya continues, we update you with the latest developments from our correspondents, news agencies and citizens across the globe. Al Jazeera is not responsible for content derived from external sites.

By Al Jazeera Staff in Middle East on February 17th, 2011
Saif Gaddafi, the son of Libya's leader, warned of 'civil war' in a speech on Sunday night.

As protests in Libya enter their eighth day, following a "day of rage" on Thursday, we keep you updated on the developing situation from our headquarters in Doha, Qatar.

(All times are local in Libya GMT+2)

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By Al Jazeera Staff in Middle East on February 16th, 2011
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From our headquarters in Doha, we keep you updated with reports from our staff across the country and further afield. 

AJE Live Stream - Bahrain forces fire on protesters - Country profile: Bahrain

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By Al Jazeera Staff in Middle East on February 5th, 2011

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By Al Jazeera Staff in Middle East on February 1st, 2011

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By Paul Rhys in Asia on November 18th, 2010
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It is the biggest moment of any Asian Games. The single moment that millions of people will remember. You may have already seen it.

If you missed that little hint, it's here. Yes, here.

Khalfan Fahad's astonishing open-goal miss for Qatar in the first minute of extra time against Uzbekistan came in a football match that few would otherwise have paid any attention to.

Even those of us at the game here in Guangzhou, who threw our hands to our heads in amazement at Fahad's error, didn't realise just how big it would become.

But once the 18-year-old's blunder went out on Al Jazeera Sport, there was no stopping it.

By Al Jazeera Staff in Americas on November 2nd, 2010
Tea party supporters rally in Connecticut the day before the election. [AFP]

21:39 GMT: A witty (and vulgar) website - "What the f___ has Obama done so far?" - is going viral on Facebook, with more than 53,000 fans. It presents a long list of various achievements in Obama's two years in office, and seems aimed at refuting Republican arguments that Obama has failed to bring his promised "hope and change".

21:21 GMT: BBC World News interviewed Democratic political consultant Peter Fenn just now. Fenn said that he expects Obama will act pragmatically and extend an "olive branch" to Republicans after the election and noted that Obama's approval rating is higher now than Clinton's in 1994, when Republicans won a huge midterm victory. Clinton was re-elected in 1996. 

By Barnaby Phillips in Europe, Business on June 20th, 2010
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Has the media exacerbated the eurozone crisis?

Sitting in Athens, that is a question I've asked myself many times in recent months.

Certainly, there are people close to George Papandreou, the Greek prime minister, who complain bitterly about the reporting of Greece's economic woes by what they call "the Anglo-Saxon press" (which, in a pantheon of villains, is apparently right up there with greedy speculators and unscrupulous hedge-fund managers).

Their argument goes as follows: parts of the British press have always distrusted the euro and have repeatedly predicted the failure of the single currency. The eurosceptics have waited for this moment, and now they smell blood.

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