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What was significant about Al Jazeera's launch in the Arab media landscape of the 1990s?
Answer: It offered more independent, wide-ranging news coverage than most state broadcasters at the time — Al Jazeera was widely seen as bringing a new, more open style of news coverage to the region.
- A It offered more independent, wide-ranging news coverage than most state broadcasters at the time ✓
- B It was the region's first entertainment-only channel
- C It only broadcast in English
- D It focused solely on sports
Al Jazeera was widely seen as bringing a new, more open style of news coverage to the region.