Al Jazeera effect

noun

The impact of new media and media sources on global politics, namely, reducing the government and mainstream media monopoly on information and empowering groups which previously lacked a global voice.

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Meanings

nounAl Jazeera effect (plural Al Jazeera effects)

plural Al Jazeera effects

  1. The impact of new media and media sources on global politics, namely, reducing the government and mainstream media monopoly on information and empowering groups which previously lacked a global voice.

Origin

Referring to the impact of the Al Jazeera Media Network on the politics of the Arab world.

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Al Jazeera effect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Al%20Jazeera%20effect

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