Journalistic dilemmas: cakes, priests and the presidency
In journalism school, there are debates about what a reporter can ethically accept from a source. Gifts and…
The misguided Beast
So by now you have heard that “The Daily Beast” has rated Lebanon the worst place in the…
Airtime is free for Lebanese politicians
Politics is hard. But it’s a lot easier when you get free adverting and free airtime–when every time…
Lebanon is turning into an episode of 24
Lebanon’s security forces may have failed to stop car bombs, but that has not stopped the media from…
Between Sukleen and takfir: a warm welcome home
Hamra last Saturday When I got in a cab after landing in Beirut this weekend, my first question…
Al Jadeed journalists freed
That’s Riad Kobessi, an investigative journalist and one of three Al Jadeed TV crew members who were savagely…
On Hard Rock and other restaurant analyses
Here’s a copy of my monthly column in Bold Magazine. The Day Good Journalism DiedWORD THAT BEIRUT’S HARD ROCK…
New York Times changes sectarian headline
That’s today’s headline (above), changed as a direct result of this post I wrote about yesterday’s sectarian headline…
A rare look at the fallen of Dahyieh
I’ve watched hours of television coverage following yesterday’s bombing in Dahyieh, but rarely have I seen any stories…
Who owns Al Mayadeen?
The question was put to the channel’s news director, Sami Kleib, who was a guest last night on…