Saida, lies and videotape
Hezbollah’s Al Manar TV has cast doubt on the infamous “Ya Zainab” video now being circulated widely to…
Insulting the host government
Isn’t US Ambassador Connelly lucky? She was invited for a half-hour long interview on Lebanese television. She spoke…
Challenging the Mufti
I watch a lot of Arab TV, but I’ve never seen anything like this. This popular TV show…
What fire? Local news didn’t see it.
(*Update below) As I type this, an Armageddon-shaped black cloud of smoke hangs over Beirut, caused by a…
The myth of Lebanese television news
“We will not be silenced and brainwashed by your media,” read a message posted by a group of…
Special effects propaganda
Over the last few years Arab television propaganda has made some interesting technological strides, particularly from Lebanon. One…
Back with a vengence
Future Television has just begun broadcasting again after several days of being shut down by opposition militants. Here,…
Propaganda and the ominous long term
Fighting has subsided across parts of Lebanon tonight and the army is said to be “taking control” of…