Reports suggest that 22 member of staff have resigned from the Egyptian arm of Al Jazeera after complaining of pro-Muslim Brotherhood bias within the organisation<\/p>\n
Al Jazeera Mubasher Misr, the Egyptian arm of the Qatari-funded broadcaster has suffered major embarrassment today after 22 staff members walked out over accusations of bias.<\/p>\n
The 22 staff resigned on Monday over what they alleged was coverage that was out of sync with real events in Egypt, according to a report by the Gulf News website.<\/p>\n
Anchor Karem Mahmoud announced that the staff resigned in protest against \u201cbiased coverage\u201d of the recent events in Egypt. He explained that there was a lack of commitment and Al Jazeera professionalism in media coverage, stating, \u201cthe management in Doha provokes sedition among the Egyptian people and has an agenda against Egypt and other Arab countries.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mahmoud added that the management used to instruct each staff member to favour the Muslim Brotherhood.<\/p>\n
He said that \u201cthere are instructions to us to telecast certain news\u201d.<\/p>\n