Jazeera Arabic has 1m Facebook fans
Doha: Al Jazeera has reached more than one million fans on its Arabic Facebook page making it the first and only Arabic news channel to do so.
Al Jazeera has been particularly praised for its social media efforts in recent months. The network’s new media team has been seen as crucial in both news-gathering and news broadcasting during the Arab uprisings. Fans on Facebook and followers on Twitter have increased dramatically during this period.
“This is a huge moment for us. The really wonderful thing has been that these numbers have been achieved organically till now – we have not invested huge amounts of money in building this fan base,” Riyaad Minty, Head of Social Media, Al Jazeera.
“I can remember first launching the page in 2009, and watching it grow has been phenomenal. At that time it was seen as a somewhat strange move, but as we can see from this milestone, the page is central to our output.
“We want to continue to grow. Across all of our Facebook pages, including the English one, we have over two million fans in total. Our presences on YouTube are amongst the most popular channels there,” he said.
The Peninsula
