Al Manar Prime Time
Weight-loss drinks and diet pill commercials are the rage on Lebanese TV, particularly on Hezbollah-backed Al Manar. Following…
What fire? Local news didn’t see it.
(*Update below) As I type this, an Armageddon-shaped black cloud of smoke hangs over Beirut, caused by a…
The myth of Lebanese television news
“We will not be silenced and brainwashed by your media,” read a message posted by a group of…
Special effects propaganda
Over the last few years Arab television propaganda has made some interesting technological strides, particularly from Lebanon. One…
Propaganda and the ominous long term
Fighting has subsided across parts of Lebanon tonight and the army is said to be “taking control” of…
The triumph of reality TV
While deadly street battles raged across Lebanon on Friday, a studio audience gathered in the hills above Beirut…
Beirut surprise
With little warning, Beirut suddenly erupted today in what has become a routine exercise of coordinated tire burning…
Live smoking
Where else in the world can one go on live television and smoke profusely during an interview? And…
TV politics
At first glance, I was totally stunned to see an unveiled female reporter appearing on the Hezbollah-backed TV…