MCD Interviews Abu-Fadil on Intn’l Media’s Double Standard Gaza Coverage
International (mostly Western) media have exercised double standards in covering Israel’s war on Gaza following an attack by Hamas militants, Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil told Monte Carlo Douwaliya radio. The media have dehumanized Palestinians and minimized the harm to … Continue reading
MU Director Details Media Bigotry in Ukraine War Coverage on Monte Carlo Doualiya
Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil criticized several Western reporters’ and anchors’ bigoted coverage of the Ukraine war by describing fleeing Ukrainian refugees as more “civilized” and worthy of empathy than victims of conflicts in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. In an … Continue reading
Monte Carlo Doualiya Interviews Abu-Fadil on Migration & Media Study
Monte Carlo Doualiya (MCD) Radio’s Arabic service interviewed Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil on a study she conducted about coverage of migration in southern Mediterranean countries’ media that showed widened polarization between positive vs negative reporting. Abu-Fadil presented results of … Continue reading
Lebanese NNA Features Media Unlimited Fact-Checking Workshop
Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) featured Media Unlimited’s workshop on fact-checking with Minister of Information Manal Abdel Samad thanking director Magda Abu-Fadil for providing dynamic, engaged and interactive coaching to 24 journalists and academics. Abdel Samad commended Abu-Fadil for combining theory … Continue reading
Abu-Fadil: Not Correcting Mistakes is Sloppy, Unprofessional Journalism
Blundering into a viral mistake, and refusing to correct it after it’s been spotted, undermines media’s credibility and may even be nefarious, Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil said. “Not correcting the mistake about Ahmad Zaki Yamani at first glance, after … Continue reading
Lebanese Journos Should Sharpen Skills, Build Trust: Abu-Fadil
Lebanese journalists should pay attention to details and not take things for granted if they’re to maintain their credibility, Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil said in a podcast interview. From simple matters like accurately identifying interviewees to expressing themselves in grammatically … Continue reading
Lebanese Media Ethically Unmoored Covering Revolution: MU Director
Lebanese media seem ethically unmoored amid a revolution that began in October 2019 with the spread of misleading, suspicious and unverified news via WhatsApp and other means, Magda Abu-Fadil told Radio Monte Carlo Doualiya’s “Digital” program. “Unfortunately, traditional and social … Continue reading
Abu-Fadil Draws Line Between Free Speech, Insults in Lebanese Media
A two-month-plus revolution in Lebanon has brought out the worst in people, with countless traditional and social media spreading hate speech, insults and instigation to violence, Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil told Medi1Radio. “The very thin line between insults and … Continue reading
MCD Interviews Abu-Fadil on “Fake News,” Media Literacy
Monte Carlo Doualiya radio interviewed Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil to discuss her take on mitigating the dangers of “fake news” and how journalists should verify sources. “Digital” show host Nayla Al Salibi dedicated a segment to Abu-Fadil’s media and … Continue reading
MU Director to MCD: Newsrooms Have Ethical Duties
Legacy newsrooms face immense challenges in dealing with media ethics in the digital age, notably with competition from social networks and platforms, but have a responsibility to maintain their credibility and professionalism, Media Unlimited director Magda Abu-Fadil told Radio Monte … Continue reading