After 12 years of being shunned for his crackdown on protests that pushed Syria in the direction of civil warfare, President Bashar al-Assad returned to the Arab League’s annual summit. The method of al-Assad’s rehabilitation – spearheaded by Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman – has taken years of PR, spin, photograph ops and the casting apart of historical past.
Contributors:
Arwa Damon – Former senior worldwide correspondent, CNN
Faisal Al Yafai – Worldwide editor, New Strains journal
Nabih Bulos – Center East bureau chief, Los Angeles Instances
Sarah Hunaidi – Human rights advocate
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With a yr and a half left to go earlier than the US presidential elections, a sideshow has been unfolding throughout the right-wing media – it’s all about who will get to inform the story first. Producer Meenakshi Ravi experiences on the battle that sees Twitter pitted towards Fox Information.
The exposé that uncovered the Ecuadorian president
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Ecuador’s president, Guillermo Lasso, is hanging by a thread. He faces an impeachment trial with accusations of corruption on the highest degree. Producer Flo Phillips appears to be like into the journalists and the investigative outlet – La Posta – that broke the story.
Contributors:
Andersson Boscán – Founder and editor-in-chief, La Posta
Manel Palos-Pons – Assistant professor of journalism, San Jose State College
María Sol Borja – Political editor, GK
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