0:00 Intro

1:53 What brought you to journalism?

9:19 Linkage

14:08 The written word

21:52 Donations

25:09 Editorial

30:47 Cybercrime bureau case

42:31 Local vs regional issues

48:24 Intimidation

54:33 Switching roles

1:01:18 Radical

1:08:43 Q&A

We're with Lara Bitar for Episode 358 of The Beirut Banyan, recorded live at Aaliya’s Books.

Click to watch: https://youtu.be/2KZhlFMGi9A

We discuss her journey into journalism, creating The Public Source, an emphasis on marginalized communities and powerless voices, and an appreciation for long-form written word and analysis.

Our conversation includes what it means to be 'radical' as well as Lara's recent cybercrime bureau summoning.

Lara Bitar is Editor in Chief for The Public Source.

Special thanks to Samer Beyhum for his audio-technical support.

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