Ep.378: The Journalist's Job with Wael Taleb

The Beirut Banyan

A conversation with Wael Taleb - journalist at L'Orient Today. Click to watch: https://youtu.be/FyJbW5P4z9M Discussing the journalist's role in news reporting and features writing, built-in differences within fact-based coverage and opinion analysis, a wider meaning of 'Palestine' and sometimes separating a political cause from its people, feelings of liberation over time and how to transition from sub-state subjugation to a sovereign state. Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:53 The journalist's job 8:18 Palestine 18:58 Narrative at stake 31:47 Expression 36:38 Feeling of liberation 47:39 A seat at the table 55:15 Domination to a state 1:10:07 Fallen in popularity 1:20:15 Not really involved