With the end of the al-Assad regime and half a century of dictatorship, Syria’s media space is undergoing tumultuous changes. State TV and social media users are weaving new narratives, while the rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham continues its rebrand.<\/p>\n
Contributors:
\nIbrahim Olabi \u2013 Lawyer, Guernica 37
\nKholoud Helmi \u2013 Co-founder, Enab Baladi Newspaper
\nRasha Elass \u2013\u00a0Editorial Director, New Lines Magazine
\nZaina Erhaim \u2013 Managing Editor, Jeem<\/p>\n
On our radar:<\/p>\n
Israel\u2019s latest land grab and bombing raids in Syria run counter to international law – but you would not guess it from the coverage in Western and Israeli media. Meenakshi Ravi reports.<\/p>\n
How ‘smart cities’ make us more surveilled than ever before<\/p>\n
As urban populations soar, surveillance is intensifying in the form of “smart cities” built around the collection of data. But beneath promises to improve services lie serious concerns for residents’ privacy and freedoms.<\/p>\n
Featuring:
\nAnna Kwok \u2013 Executive Director, Hong Kong Democracy Council
\nDhaksh Raj Sooriya \u2013 Senior Researcher, Surveillance Resistance Lab
\nJulia Angwin \u2013 Investigative Journalist<\/p>\n
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