> Mark Lawson, Sydney Morning Herald: "The emphasis is quite deliberate: to show American [and] European... viewers how it has felt to be an Arab or Asian viewer of the BBC or CNN in recent decades..."

> Jim Krane, The Scotsman: "Al-Jazeera English was eager to show its global reach, shuffling live broadcasts from correspondents in Darfur, Iran, Zimbabwe and Brazil..."

> Alessandra Stanley, New York Times: "There was no fuss over Naomi Campbell’s court appearance on accusations that she had struck her maid or People magazine’s choice for 'Sexiest Man Alive' (George Clooney) on Al Jazeera English. A promo for an upcoming program described American policy in Iraq as George Bush’s 'alleged war on terror...'"

> Lawrence Pintak, Der Spiegel: "Make no mistake, it is refreshing to see stories from largely ignored corners of the world, but on Day One, they came at the expense of other important developments, whether in the United States, Europe or Japan..."

> Jonathan Curiel, San Francisco Chronicle: Dave Marash "and his Washington bureau were to occupy four hours of the channel's 24-hour news cycle, but instead were limited to a half-hour slot at 3 p.m. PST and to news updates." Also: "There was little corporate advertising..."