All preparations have been done and Al Jazeera will be broadcasting live in English for the next month whole Middle East have been experiencing The World Cup on Al jazeera channels.
Aljazeera TV is one of the biggest TVs in the Middle East and slowly growing bigger spreading its broadcasting reach further and further. For the first time in its history Aljazeera decided to brodacast in English, I was one of the lucky ones to become part of the English team that have been covering the entire World Cup from the studio in Qatar in Doha.
Al Jazeera TV - http://english.aljazeera.net/
"Al Jazeera English, the 24-hour English-language news and current affairs channel, is headquartered in Doha, the capital of Qatar.
The organisation is the world's first global English language news channel to be headquartered in the Middle East.
From this unique position, Al Jazeera English is destined to be the English-language channel of reference for Middle Eastern events, balancing the current typical information flow by reporting from the developing world back to the West and from the southern to the northern hemisphere.
The channel aims to give voice to untold stories, promote debate, and challenge established perceptions.
With broadcasting centres in Doha, Kuala Lumpur, London and Washington DC and supporting bureaux worldwide, the channel will set the news agenda, bridging cultures and providing a unique grassroots perspective from under-reported regions around the world to a potential global audience of over one billion English speakers.
The station broadcasts news, current affairs, features, analysis, documentaries, live debates, entertainment, business and sport.
Building on Al Jazeera Arabic channel's ground breaking developments in the Arab and Muslim world that have changed the face of news within the Middle East, Al Jazeera English is part of a growing network that is now extending this fresh perspective from regional to global through accurate, impartial and objective reporting."
This is the biggest award that could ever happen in my academic echievements. At the end of year 2 of my degree in Journalism, my hard work and devotion has been greatly awarded. I am one of the two lucky students who have been picked to experience one of the biggest adventures of our lives.
Newly built studio just before we came over, in fact, still with the work in progress while we're here. Lastest technologies and what a fantastic design of the studio
Al Jazeera's Sport's English Studio schedule for programs for The World Cup, broadcasted in English for the first time started from 5th June 2010. One hour evening program between 22:00- 23:00 was broadcasted on Al Jazeera channel until 10th June.
These were 6 days of the build up before The World Cup games before I arrived at Doha.
As new camera operator I had to get used to new equipement very quickly since I had no chance of pre-practice. It was a privilage to be trusted and relied on to be doing a top job from day 1. After the first day I already got used to the style and pace of the job. And as I soon found out the pace was incredible.
I arrived in Doha in Arabian Penisula on 10th June and started working as one of two main camera operators. Apart from myself my good friend and fantastic co-worker, Maddeline Klippel was the second main camera operators. Together we also helped the studio manager to keep the work up to the required standard and made sure that we had our studio duties under control.
The Breakfast show was led by fantastic Hayley and Scott, the presenters who brought the show to live and were always prepared with the latest footbal news and introduced the audience to daily schedule and latest reactions and Headlines in the world of footbal during the World Cup.
Our main set up of the studio for the morning show that starts at 10.30 Mekka time is two presenters, Hayley and Scott and either one or two guests. During the Breakfast show the highlights and headlines from previous games are shown and discussed with the guest (or guests).
The afternoon show, is a build up before the first game during which the predictions and chances of the two teams are discussed. It starts at 1.30pm and carries on till the kick off of the first game. After the first part of the firs match we go into 15minute break during which the presenter (Angus Scott or Rodery) discuss the highlights of the first part and analyse the game and take us into the second half of the match. When the match finishes we go back to the studio to once again analyse the game and summarise the outcome and the final score. This after game chat takes us also into a build up to the second game of the day.
The same schedule of the show follows in second match taking us into a break before the evening show and third match of the day.
The evening show consist simmilarly to afternoon show, of an hour build up at 8.30pm which is with new guests commentating the game and also new presenter who takes us through the last game on evening. After the first part there is the ussual 15min break of analysis and guest chat and then the second part of the game. After the second part of the last match have finished we have last duscussion and summary of the game and also introduction for the morning show for the next day. The evening show finishes at midnight so all together our day and night are filled with exciting three shows that is broadcasted to the all Middle East!
