Graphics in crisis
As if things weren’t confusing enough in Lebanon these days, LBC is breaking it out down for us…
A show about cleavage
As Syria’s war continues to ‘spill’ –some may even say ‘flood’— over Lebanese borders, local audiences are increasingly tuning…
Psy is Lebanese news?
Surprised to find this segment on Lebanese news tonight. Apparently Psy’s new video is news, a whole package…
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…
Packaging fear, broadcasting rage
“Have you heard the news,” a passenger asked the driver last night after he boarded a shared taxi…
Special effects propaganda
Over the last few years Arab television propaganda has made some interesting technological strides, particularly from Lebanon. One…
Lebanese sitcom
One of the most popular shows in Lebanon is Basmet El Watan, literally, “the country has only died.”…
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…