Throughout this post, I'll be discussing Al Jazeera's article on the BP oil spill, and how the U.S reacted and dealt with this crisis. The article offers criticisms that most probably weren't reported or widely released to the western public. Al Jazeera, is an Arabic news network that covers stories from around the world, usually giving a very different opinion from the western media.
The article states "The US government has been accused of blocking efforts by scientists to inform the public about just how bad the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico could become." this suggests that the American government are clearly holding back information that is worse than they had expected. It seems that Al Jazeera is criticising the way the U.S has handled releasing information to the public, when it clearly affects them as well.
It goes on to say how it was wrong that "Obama's senior energy adviser for mischaracterising a government analysis on national television by saying it showed most of the oil was "gone"." It explains how Carol Browner told NBC's Today show that most of the oil had gone, when in fact the oil was very much still there, even if it was "dispersed, dissolved or evaporated". These facts that were held back from the American public, are clearly outed here and the flaws in the government's control over the situation.
Al Jazeera became popular to western audiences during 9/11 and afterwards, with its open and often controversial coverage of events such as the live coverage of the war in Afghanistan. Its journalism doesn't hold back vital information or details that the western media would. It has become a very popular website for western people to visit for more information and unbiased stories.
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