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Nov 2023
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Ep.378: The Journalist's Job with Wael T...

Ronnie Chatah
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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 libe ... Show More
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