Distributed by the www.ArabAmericanNewsWire.com
Al Jazeera celebrates one million Facebook fans
Doha, Qatar, 28 April, 2011 - Al Jazeera is proud to announce that it 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 newsgathering and news broadcasting during the Arab uprisings. Fans on Facebook and followers on Twitter have increased dramatically during this period.
Al Jazeera’s Head of Social Media, Riyaad Minty, stated: “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 fanbase.
“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.”
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A picture of Al Jazeera's social media team celebrating with a specially branded cake is available on request from saeedo[AT] al jazeera.net
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