So I'm guessing "state controlled" wouold probably mean steering clear away from any politics, right?

Even so, there are SO many things to report on. There's got to be more news than bilateral relations and who is congratulating who on what.. What about social issues, happenings, new research and studies coming out of the many new Western Universities setting up in Doha, science and health issues, Expat news and views on what's going on in their various countries, even like a daily or weekly calendar of happenings in Doha..there's so much to do that has nothing to do with any politics...

Or am I the American outsider who is totally not getting it?
:)

SF Mommy