By Marisa SarnoffMar 2nd, 2021, 1:17 pm
Stock Photo via AP/Hamid Jalaudin
Employees at Al Jazeera’s English language platforms are deeply concerned that the launch of Rightly, a new digital platform aimed at conservative American audiences, may lead to a shift in editorial direction for Al Jazeera’s English-language properties, including AJ+ and Al Jazeera English.
Multiple Al Jazeera insiders told Mediaite that the addition of Rightly to the Al Jazeera Media Network may lead audiences to believe that AJ+ and Al Jazeera English are aimed at liberal audiences, when those platforms have not previously aligned with a political perspective.
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