In July, Al Jazeera became the first Arab TV station to create a professional code of ethics. According to the BBC, the code defines with absolute clarity and transparency how Al-Jazeera journalists are to behave, and sets clear divisions between news, analysis, and commentary.
此外，半岛并没有对反对的呼声置若罔闻。7月，半岛成了第一家制定职业道德规范的阿拉伯电视台。根据BBC的报导，规范明确规定了半岛记者的行为准则，并为新闻、分析和评论内容划出了明确的界线。