Americans turned to Al Jazeera instead of CNN, Fox during Iran war
By ZVIKA KLEINFriday April 10, 2026
Qatar is now underwriting the most-watched English-language news channel covering the Middle East, a development that should alarm Israeli planners more than many of the military lessons drawn from the 40-day war. The reason is simple: the battlefield has expanded, and the fight for attention is being lost online.
AL JAZEERA headquarters in Doha, Qatar. (photo credit: Imad Creidi/Reuters)
One statistic, unrelated to missiles or airstrikes, may prove more consequential than much of what…