A conversation with Maya Gebeily- Reuters Bureau Chief of Lebanon, Syria and Jordan. An episode co-hosted by Wael Taleb - journalist at L'Orient Today.

Covering Issam Abdallah's killing, the investigation process into the October 13 Israeli attack on Lebanese reporters, Reuters' response and special report, along with the wider difficulties matched with fact-finding ethics of reporting from a war zone like South Lebanon.

See Reuters special report released on December 7, 2023:

https://www.reuters.com/graphics/ISRAEL-LEBANON/JOURNALIST/akveabxrzvr/

https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/03/29/un-report-israeli-killing-journalist-lebanon

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Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

1:32 Collaborate together

5:20 Coverage of South Lebanon

9:41 October 13

15:34 Pressure vs scrutiny

18:38 Hyper-politicized

20:41 Aftermath of October 13

24:01 The investigation

27:16 Investigation’s findings

29:17 The clear picture

33:01 Calculations of coverage

37:29 A really dark time