0:00 Intro

2:35 Covering the Story

9:27 Investigative Process

19:01 The Public Source

31:34 Avoiding the Usual?

38:52 The Gap

47:13 Impossible to Reform

53:17 Getting Worse?

We're with Kareem Chehayeb for Episode 261 of The Beirut Banyan.

Click to watch:

https://youtu.be/8Vx3HBjADk4

We discuss the current media landscape, investigative journalism and the role of independent outlets like The Public Source.

Our conversation includes reflecting on failed attempts at reform, possibilities for positive change at a later stage and the capabilities of alternative outlets to reclaim "public space" while offering a platform for disenfranchised and marginalized groups.

Kareem Chehayeb is a Beirut-based journalist, researcher, and political analyst.

Follow Kareem on Twitter: @chehayebk

And check out The Public Source: https://thepublicsource.org

The articles referenced in this episode are listed below in order of appearance:

The Killing of Omar Tayba: A Visual Investigation of a Protester’s Death in Tripoli

https://thepublicsource.org/killing-omar-tayba-visual-investigation-protesters-death-tripoli

Between Kafala and Governmental Neglect: How Domestic Workers Are Left to Starve During a Global Pandemic

https://thepublicsource.org/between-kafala-governmental-neglect

The Lebanese Revolution: A New Chapter of Kafala Misery

https://thepublicsource.org/lebanese-revolution-kafala-misery

‘Little hope left’: Lebanon’s paralysis and a collapsing state

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/24/little-hope-left-lebanons-paralysis-and-a-collapsing-state

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