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Northwestern University Cuts Ties With Al Jazeera After Multi-Year Partnership  

The university, which boasts a campus in Qatar, quietly ended its relationship with the broadcaster over the summer.

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The Northwestern University campus in Qatar. Northwestern University in Qatar via Wikimedia Commons CC4.0
NOVI ZHUKOVSKY
NOVI ZHUKOVSKY

Northwestern University quietly cut ties with the Qatari-run broadcaster, Al Jazeera, dubbed “the voice of Qatar’s regime,” over the summer, according to school officials. 

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NOVI ZHUKOVSKY
NOVI ZHUKOVSKY

Ms. Zhukovsky studied economics and government at Dartmouth College.

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