Lebanese television Archives

RRule of Law

4 minute read

Lebanon’s first expatriate voters show true colors

byHabib Battah
Apr 29, 2018

There is a fantasy among many in Lebanon- liberals in particular– that a silent majority of Lebanese do…

MMedia

1 minute read

Lebanese TV rivals unite for Gaza

byHabib Battah
Jul 22, 2014

Lebanese TV channels are often at war with one another and the battles go far beyond ratings. They…

MMedia

2 minute read

Stereotypes in transition

byHabib Battah
Aug 7, 2012

Neighborhood residents watch TV on a Hamra street corner recently. I recently did an interview with Los…

Habib Battah is an investigative journalist and founder of the news site beirutreport.com. Battah has covered Lebanon and the Middle East for over 15 years and teaches journalism and media studies at the American University of Beirut. He is a contributor to Monocle, The Guardian, BBC World, Al Jazeera and others, a former fellow at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford University and two-time recipient of the Samir Kassir Press Freedom Award. Battah's investigative work was recently recognized for outstanding local reporting by the Columbia University Oakes Award for Environmental Reporting. Battah earned a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin and an M.A. in Near East Studies and Journalism from New York University.