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Journalism’s Slide Into Exploitation
How far can we go in intruding upon the misery of someone who has just gone through a tragic event? Is it always OK for us to rush to accept someone's consent to be filmed or recorded when they have just been through a tremendous shock?
Macron's Win Obscures Other Issues
A second term for Macron was always the likeliest possibility, and that should have called for more focus on what it means for France, rather than merely covering him with a messianic cloak by focusing on his role as the only bulwark against a far right presidency, even if that’s true.
Risk-Taking Local News Producers Deserve Better
I find it urgent that we should use this momentum to raise the world’s awareness of what local field producers do, and what they have often been robbed of.
Simplistic Reporting on Arab Leaders Can Do More Harm Than Good
When covering the Middle East, international media would do well to steer away from simplistic dichotomies. Instead of illuminating the region, it can end up empowering the very despots they are reporting on.
Arabic Media Coverage of the Ukraine War is Incomplete
Relying on traditional Arabic-language media outlets to get one’s information about world events is a fool’s errand. But given the lamentable fact that most Arabic-language media outlets are affiliated with or influenced by authoritarian regimes, tuning in can inform you about the proclivities of the regime in question.
War Coverage May Depend on Who’s Involved
There is an underlying idea that the victims of the war on Ukraine deserve more sympathy because people there are not used to it, whereas people in the Middle East, well, that’s all they know anyway.
Journalism Credentials: How Identity Can Influence Coverage
The role of international media outlets today goes above and beyond covering the world for news consumers back in the homeland.