Damian Radcliffe is a journalist and a Professor in Journalism at the University of Oregon. He is also a regular contributor to major media outlets such as the BBC, Huffington Post and ZDNet. He talks about social media and VoIP bans in the Middle East, the development of proprietary apps, TikTok, and Israel's bombing of the media tower in Gaza.
May 2021
Israel-Gaza conflict rages online
The Israel-Gaza conflict is a local clash playing out on the global stage, with social media a weapon of war for both sides. But how did TikTok tutorials, Instagram infographics and Twitter posts become influential news sources for millions? Also in the programme, The Week Junior ... Show More
27m 48s
Nov 2023
Palestine and Social Media
Time and time again, we've witnessed the familiar cycle: Israel launches a brutal bombing campaign on Gaza, putting Palestine into the global spotlight. Palestinian voices are often sidelined in mainstream discourse. So, Palestinians turn to the only available tool they have: soc ... Show More
22m 50s
Jul 2023
War Journalism in the Middle East with Zahra Hankir
Zahra Hankir, a Lebanese British journalist and the editor of Our Women on the Ground, writes about the intersection of politics, culture, and society, particularly in the broader Middle East. Her work has appeared in publications including Condé Nast Traveler, The Observer Magaz ... Show More
27m 59s
Mar 2024
Where Media in the Arab World Stands Today | Marwan Kraidy
Marwan Kraidy, CEO and Dean of Northwestern Qatar and leading scholar of global communication and media, joins us on the afikra podcast to discuss media, truth, and journalism in the Arab world.This episode dives into the impact of mobile phones, reflects on whether social media ... Show More
54m 5s
Dec 2023
IBRAHIM ABUSHARIF | Unlearning Western Bias in Journalism | afikra عفكرة Podcast #383
As journalists on the ground in Gaza are targeted, the “truth” weaponized, and an information war for the ages unravels, we sat down with Professor Ibrahim Abusharif to discuss the construction of narratives, framing terminologies, and the ethics of journalism. Delving into quest ... Show More
43m 50s
Jul 2020
Greg Burris, "The Palestinian Idea: Film, Media, and the Radical Imagination" (Temple UP, 2019)
Is there a link between the colonization of Palestinian lands and the enclosing of Palestinian minds? The Palestinian Idea: Film, Media, and the Radical Imagination (Temple University Press, 2019) argues that it is precisely through film and media that hope can occasionally emerg ... Show More
1h 5m
Apr 2020
10/Syria, Journalism and the Cost of Indifference (with Kareem Shaheen)
This is a conversation with Kareem Shaheen, former Beirut- and Istanbul-based The Guardian correspondent for Turkey and the Middle East, current analyst on the region as well as a writer for satirical Arabic news publication Al-Hudood. He is currently based in Montreal, Canada.
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57m 45s
Jan 2023
Digital surveillance in the Middle East
For many of the authoritarian regimes in the Middle East, technology has long been a tool to enable digital repression. These states are increasingly using information technology to suppress the flow of information, censor content, and even surveil citizens. In this episode: Marc ... Show More
27m 11s
Oct 2023
Growing Middle East Concerns, A Billionaire's Quest for a Cure
Mick Mulroy, co-founder of the Lobo Institute and former CIA paramilitary officer joins alongside Bloomberg Opinion columnist Bobby Ghosh to discuss the latest in the Israel-Hamas conflict, after a week of diplomatic visits and as violence continues to escalate. Tom McGee, Presid ... Show More
33m 39s