0:00 Intro

2:17 Online Markers

7:38 Online Caution

15:41 Larger Problem

22:49 Part of the Story

30:03 Information

37:07 Misinformation

We're with Aya Iskandarani for Episode 258 of The Beirut Banyan.

Click to watch:

https://youtu.be/xoCRIGTgvNY

We discuss the nine month marker following the Beirut port blast, and the challenge of 'marking' without justice. Our conversation includes the difficulty of open debate online - including Clubhouse - and the precautions taken when covering Hezbollah-related issues in Lebanon.

We also talk about the emotions involved when covering a story at home, and the challenge journalists face when confronting misinformation with fact-based reporting.

Aya Iskandarani is a correspondent at The National.

Follow Aya on Twitter: @Aya_Isk

The articles discussed in this episode are listed below (in order of appearance):

'Lebanon: Hezbollah critics report threats on Clubhouse app':

https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/lebanon/lebanon-hezbollah-critics-report-threats-on-clubhouse-app-1.1200400

'Clubhouse App Creates Space for Open Talk in Middle East'

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/02/world/middleeast/clubhouse-iran-egypt-mideast.html

''There is nothing we can’t sell’: smugglers siphon off scarce Lebanese goods to Syria':

https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/lebanon/there-is-nothing-we-can-t-sell-smugglers-siphon-off-scarce-lebanese-goods-to-syria-1.1196239

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