MAYA GEBEILY - The Clear Picture (Ep.396)

The Beirut Banyan

A conversation with Maya Gebeily- Reuters Bureau Chief of Lebanon, Syria and Jordan. An episode co-hosted by Wael Taleb - journalist at L'Orient Today. Covering Issam Abdallah's killing, the investigation process into the October 13 Israeli attack on Lebanese reporters, Reuters' response and special report, along with the wider difficulties matched with fact-finding ethics of reporting from a war zone like South Lebanon. See Reuters special report released on December 7, 2023: https://www.reuters.com/graphics/ISRAEL-LEBANON/JOURNALIST/akveabxrzvr/ https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/03/29/un-report-israeli-killing-journalist-lebanon 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 1:32 Collaborate together 5:20 Coverage of South Lebanon 9:41 October 13 15:34 Pressure vs scrutiny 18:38 Hyper-politicized 20:41 Aftermath of October 13 24:01 The investigation 27:16 Investigation’s findings 29:17 The clear picture 33:01 Calculations of coverage 37:29 A really dark time