The al Jazeera English news channel has been nominated for an International Emmy for its coverage of the Gaza war.
Al Jazeera received a nod in the news category for coverage of both sides of Israel’s war against Hamas in December 2008.
Its competition in the category is Sky News, for its coverage of Pakistan; Russian Television, for its coverage of a visit by President Barack Obama; and Brazil’s TV Globo, for coverage of a blackout that affected 60 million people. — jta