0:00 Intro
2:35 Covering the Story
9:27 Investigative Process
19:01 The Public Source
31:34 Avoiding the Usual?
38:52 The Gap
47:13 Impossible to Reform
53:17 Getting Worse?
We're with Kareem Chehayeb for Episode 261 of The Beirut Banyan.
Click to watch:
https://youtu.be/8Vx3HBjADk4
We discuss the current media landscape, investigative journalism and the role of independent outlets like The Public Source.
Our conversation includes reflecting on failed attempts at reform, possibilities for positive change at a later stage and the capabilities of alternative outlets to reclaim "public space" while offering a platform for disenfranchised and marginalized groups.
Kareem Chehayeb is a Beirut-based journalist, researcher, and political analyst.
Follow Kareem on Twitter: @chehayebk
And check out The Public Source: https://thepublicsource.org
The articles referenced in this episode are listed below in order of appearance:
The Killing of Omar Tayba: A Visual Investigation of a Protester’s Death in Tripoli
https://thepublicsource.org/killing-omar-tayba-visual-investigation-protesters-death-tripoli
Between Kafala and Governmental Neglect: How Domestic Workers Are Left to Starve During a Global Pandemic
https://thepublicsource.org/between-kafala-governmental-neglect
The Lebanese Revolution: A New Chapter of Kafala Misery
https://thepublicsource.org/lebanese-revolution-kafala-misery
‘Little hope left’: Lebanon’s paralysis and a collapsing state
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/24/little-hope-left-lebanons-paralysis-and-a-collapsing-state
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Music by Marc Codsi. Animation & illustration by Sana Chaaban.
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