TRT Akademi | Role of Social Media in “October Revolution”
— Journalist Racha El Halabi discusses with Mahmoud Ghazayel the dissemination of false information during Lebanon’s “October revolution”
20+ years at the intersection of journalism and verification. From Lebanese newsrooms to pan-Arab broadcasting, fighting misinformation in Arabic media through reporting, research, and daily videos.
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— Journalist Racha El Halabi discusses with Mahmoud Ghazayel the dissemination of false information during Lebanon’s “October revolution”
— Journalist Racha El Halabi discusses with Mahmoud Ghazayel the dissemination of false information during Lebanon’s “October revolution”
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— Mahmoud Ghazayel’s participation on Al- Hadath TV’s live coverage of Moroccan rescue effort to save five-year-old Rayan
— Mahmoud Ghazayel’s participation on Al- Hadath TV’s live coverage of Moroccan rescue effort to save five-year-old Rayan
A practical guide to newsgathering and news verification in the social media era. Co-authored for the Al Jazeera Media Institute, it addresses the unique pressures facing Arab newsrooms navigating a landscape of viral misinformation — from source verification and image authentication to platform-specific hoaxes and coordinated manipulation campaigns.
Direct social media optimization, website updates, and content strategies to boost engagement while ensuring compliance.
Innovate solutions to overcome social media restrictions and enhance brand presence.
Oversee social media content distribution & produce a weekly newsletter (Brevo, MailChimp).
Develop Python scripts for multimedia newsgathering and publishing.
Create interesting Arabic news content and offer translation services, even under tight deadlines.
Assess and suggest improvements for online usability.
Help create short videos and infographics.
Transitioned from being a Political News Editor (March 2014 to December 2022) to managing a team of 10 correspondents and overseeing the "tech & lifestyle" section.
Worked with the Editor-in-Chief to match content with the editorial strategy.
Published large amounts of content quickly.
Worked in a team to create content for Arabic audiences.
Made unique, top-notch Arabic content that grabbed audience attention on different platforms.
Discovering stories and crafting interesting content.
Building relationships with reporters and industry experts to cover the most captivating news,
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Compile newspaper highlights for party leaders daily. Manage social media presence by creating engaging content and shaping the party's story. Produce videos for political events and manage interactions with local media reporters.
Present a daily segment titled “Fake Not Fake” that tackles false information being shared among Lebanese, part of the “بونجورين مع زافين” radio program with radio host Zaven Kouyoumdjian.
Enhance 'Dalil', Siren's AI platform fighting misinformation, by providing training, communication aid, and digital advancements. Empower fact-checkers with tools and resources for accurate information verification.
Write compelling and engaging scripts for a show focused on news verification for viral content in the GCC region.
Identify and analyze key messages presenting partial, distorted, or false views or interpretation and spreading disinformation. Publishing of exposé refuting any foreign information manipulation & interference (FIMI) detected in the Arab region.
عبّرت رئيسة مكتب “مكافحة جرائم المعلوماتية” الرّائد سوزان الحاج عن رغبتها بأن يتم حجب كل شيء يتعلق بالمكالمات عبر بروتوكول الإنترنت في لبنان، أي ما يعرف بـVoice over Internet Protocol، في إطار مداخلتها حول التطبيقات التي تستخدم في عمليات الإحتيال. وفي حال تم تطبيق هذا القرار، فإن جميع التطبيقات التي تعمل بهذه الخاصية مثل واتساب كول، فايبر، تانغو، وي شات، إيمو، فيس بوك كول، قد تتوقف خاصية الإتصال فيها بشكل كامل.
Well it’s the first day of our evaluation, but this day had another flavor for all project creators and the coordinators, even that we had a special brunch just sitting or sleeping on our mattresses that we took from our bed, you could always feel that there is something going on inside the hall, and if you really focused on the eyes of some project creators, you could easily find some tears on the edge of each person’s eye.. we could almost smell the odor of good bye.
I spotted this image of a girl sunbathing being shared from several accounts on social media with the phrase “Bronzage bil Ashrafieh” — or “Tanning in Ashrafieh”, Ashrafieh a district of Beirut.
Knowing that it is not usual for people to do this sort of “tanning” in Lebanon, I tried to trace that image, and check if it was really taken in Beirut or not.
الإنتخابات إلى الواجهة مجدداً. من الأردن الذي ينتخب غداً، إلى لبنان الذي يتحضّر إلى إقرار قانون انتخابي جديد، يظهر الشباب المعترضون الأبرز على ما يدور في الكواليس. شباب وجدوا في العالم الافتراضي “ملعباً” يكسبهم الأسبقية في “المعركة المحتدمة” في الثورة على مجريات الواقع الإنتخابي.
بيروت (مجّة) – كشف استطلاع للرأي أجراه مركز “بيوك” الأمريكي للأبحاث، بين المواطنين اللبنانيين، أن النبيذ هي المنتوج الأكثر كراهية لديهم، بنسبة بلغت 94 % من بين المشاركين في الاستطلاع.
وأفاد موقع “الروافد” الإلكتروني الإخباري اليوم الاثنين بأن المشاركين في الاستطلاع طلب منهم إبداء آرائهم بالسلبي أو الإيجابي، حول مجموعة من المنتوجات التي تصنع في لبنان (المأكولات، المشروبات، الأنسجة، وغيرها) إلا أن النتائج أظهرت أن النبيذ هو الأكثر كراهية.
أكاد لا أجد في عاصمة دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة، أبوظبي، ما يسمى هيئات المجتمع المدني والجمعيات الأهلية، بسبب تواجد الأجهزة الرسمية ومهارتها في تغطية كل متطلبات سكان هذه الإمارة، إلا أن ذلك لا يمنع من تواجد بعض المبادرات والأعمال التطوعية التي يحاول بعض السكان بشكل ما رد الجميل لحصولهم على حياة آمنة ومستقرة، وواحدة من تلك المبادرات هي معرض خيري لدعم عمليات تصليح وترميم التشوهات في الوجه.