Introduction / Philip Seib -- The Origins of Al Jazeera English / Shawn Powers -- The Nature of the Channel's Global Audience / Hussein Amin -- Content: The Messages of AJE's News / Tine Ustad Figenschou -- AJE After the Arab Spring: The Politics of Distribution in the United States / Will Youmans -- Covering and Reaching Africa / Amelia Arsenault -- Covering and reaching South Asia / Michael Kugelman -- Covering Gaza, 2008-2009: A Palestinian View / Rima Najjar Merriman -- Covering Gaza, 2008-2009: An Israeli View / Eytan Gilboa -- AJE's Conciliatory Role: Covering the "Ground Zero Mosque" Controversy / Mohammed El-Nawawy -- Conclusion: AJE in the World / Philip Seib.