The Abraham Accords: The PR of the ‘peace deals’
Gulf states sell normalisation as a win for regional peace by managing the media narrative and suppressing dissent.
The talk in the Middle East these days is of “normalisation” – between Gulf states and Israel. However, the media push to normalise normalisation started before the deals were signed and is likely to go on for a while.
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Life after the blast: Beirut through the eyes of journalists
They have reported on mounting crises, a chronically corrupt government, a collapsing state – and then came the explosion. What is it like to be a journalist in Lebanon today?
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Ramzi Haidar – Photojournalist
Diana Moukalled – Managing editor, Daraj
Jad Ghosn – Reporter, al-Jadeed
Published On 19 Sep 2020