MAHMOUD GHAZAYEL

BLOGGER / JOURNALIST / VERIFICATIONISTA

Mahmoud Ghazayel (Arabic: محمود غزيّل), I’m a graduate from the Lebanese University with a degree in Journalism, currently working with the leading arabic news website in the GCC region, 24 Media (www.24.ae).

I’m widely known for my knowledge and skills in verifying user generated content, handling Social media accounts and internet comprehension, along with my expertise in journalism and news compilation.

I believe that the future of journalism should twist the method of writing that was brought up by, taking in consideration the industry shifts incubated by the Internet, specifically: consumption, distribution, and commercialization.

I also seek to change the way the news appears to the public by using the convergence of communication, media, user interaction design, technology, Internet architecture, and the social web as whole.

Therefore, I am constantly seeking to develop my skills in photography / videography / social media / journalism and all that would help in making my career go faster, smoother and better.

Nevertheless, for me the term journalism combines different aspects of the media including video capturing, video editing, photo shooting, and the power of “fixing” images additionally social media and the different aspect of it.

Furthermore, with the skills that I have been able to develop, I consider myself one of the few journalists in Lebanon and from the Arab world that are interested in fact checking content published by media outlets and by the masses on social media.

Hence, I launched several campaigns about fact checking, mainly in Lebanon (The Alternative ministry of Media, Taakad, etc..), and worked with several local and international NGOs and institutions in the same field (Meedan, SMEX, Annahar, UNESCO, MiCT, ..) , along with Al Jazeera network and several Lebanese Universities (AUST, UL, AUB, LAU, etc..)