A conversation with Richard Salame - journalist at The Public Source. An episode co-hosted by Wael Taleb - journalist at L'Orient Today.

A discussion covering fact-checking and journalism in Lebanon, relative perspectives on public sourcing, a passion for the public sector and other topics ranging from reporting on the IMF staff level agreement to recurring civil employee strikes.

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Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

2:12 Western vs local ‘fact-checking’

7:01 IMF staff agreement reporting

11:21 Hezbollah & possible IMF deal

17:39 Passion for public sector

21:43 Corruption in Lebanon

26:28 Public sector contracts & CDR

32:03 Public employment

37:22 Recurring strikes