In particular, Qatar makes significant investments in Al Jazeera, its flagship broadcaster and a powerful regional influencer.
The government, members of the royal family, or individuals who support them own the majority of media outlets.
The vast majority of sources favor the government. In order to avoid critical reporting on both domestic and international issues, journalists engage in self-censorship. Social media is the only platform left for voicing discontent because there is no opposition media.
Islamist organizations, whose leaders maintain a sizable media presence, are favored by many publications.
Since the signing of a January 2021 agreement to restore relations, a dispute that erupted between Qatar and its Arab neighbors in 2017 that ignited a propaganda war has subsided.
Radio Sawa from the US, Monte Carlo Doualiya, a French Arabic-language station, and the BBC World Service all broadcast in Doha on FM.
One of the highest social media penetration rates worldwide is in Qatar. The most widely used platforms are Facebook and YouTube. According to Internetworldstats.com, there were 3.1 million internet users worldwide as of July 2022, with registered users making up more than 100% of the population.
- Al-Watan (The Homeland), a privately owned daily that supports the government.
- a privately owned, pro-government newspaper called Al-Rayah (The Banner).
- a privately owned, pro-government newspaper called Al-Sharq (The East).
- Al-Arab is a privately held, pro-government newspaper.
- English-language Gulf Times is an Al-Rayah sister publication.
- Al-Sharq's sister publication in English is called The Peninsula.
- Al-Watan's sister publication in English is the Qatar Tribune.
- Al-Jazeera is a well-known pan-Arab and global satellite broadcaster that is supported by the Qatari government.
- State-run Qatar TV runs a main Arabic service, a Koran channel, an English channel, and a satellite channel.
- Al-Araby TV, a channel with a base in London and owned by the privately held Fadaat Media Group, is largely supportive of the Qatari government.
- The Palestinian intellectual Azzam al-Tamimi founded the London-based Al-Hiwar TV channel, which is reportedly funded by Qatar.
- Arabic, English, French, and Urdu programming is available from the state-run Qatar Media Corporation (QMC).
- State-run, in English, Qatar News Agency.
- English version of Qatar Day portal.