0:00 Intro
2:17 Online Markers
7:38 Online Caution
15:41 Larger Problem
22:49 Part of the Story
30:03 Information
37:07 Misinformation
We're with Aya Iskandarani for Episode 258 of The Beirut Banyan.
Click to watch:
https://youtu.be/xoCRIGTgvNY
We discuss the nine month marker following the Beirut port blast, and the challenge of 'marking' without justice. Our conversation includes the difficulty of open debate online - including Clubhouse - and the precautions taken when covering Hezbollah-related issues in Lebanon.
We also talk about the emotions involved when covering a story at home, and the challenge journalists face when confronting misinformation with fact-based reporting.
Aya Iskandarani is a correspondent at The National.
Follow Aya on Twitter: @Aya_Isk
The articles discussed in this episode are listed below (in order of appearance):
'Lebanon: Hezbollah critics report threats on Clubhouse app':
https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/lebanon/lebanon-hezbollah-critics-report-threats-on-clubhouse-app-1.1200400
'Clubhouse App Creates Space for Open Talk in Middle East'
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/02/world/middleeast/clubhouse-iran-egypt-mideast.html
''There is nothing we can’t sell’: smugglers siphon off scarce Lebanese goods to Syria':
https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/lebanon/there-is-nothing-we-can-t-sell-smugglers-siphon-off-scarce-lebanese-goods-to-syria-1.1196239
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