Lebanese elections: sex, lies and propaganda
Lebanese go to the polls this Saturday in one of the Middle East’s most closely watched elections– meaning…
False parrallels in Gaza
Last night ABC news ran a piece on the trauma experienced by children on both sides of the…
Two Worlds: US and Arab TV on Gaza
Watching Gaza on Arab and American TV is like watching two different worlds. For Arab channels, Gaza is…
Obama propaganda
I discovered this last minute bit of propaganda taped to a wall in a New York subway station…
Al Jazeera: TV setting or agenda setting?
It seems someone at Al Jazeera had an exciting idea for a talk show set. Who needs a…
Guilt by photography: the Lebanese press does it again
After reading my previous post, a friend pointed out this article from the Al Akhbar newspaper as a…
Photo editing: the license of the Lebanese press
Lebanon has a vibrant media scene, but as has been said before on this blog, propaganda too often…
Special effects propaganda
Over the last few years Arab television propaganda has made some interesting technological strides, particularly from Lebanon. One…
This war’s for you
Last week, a report in the Al Akbar newspaper indicated that the leader of Hezbollah, Sayed Hassan Nasrallah,…
Yearning for colonialism?
Naharnet, a pro-Western leaning Lebanese news site, is usually quite anxious in its condemnation of foreign forces exercising…