‘Paradox’ for journalists in Lebanon: ‘Excessive press freedom, extraordinarily low security preparedness’

Haxie Meyers-Belkin is happy to welcome Ayman Mhanna, Govt Director of the Beirut-based Samir Kassir Basis. He describes a media panorama during which expressive freedom coexists with insecurity. The situations mandatory to guard journalists stay dangerously inadequate, notably in battle zones, the place focusing on the press has turn out to be normalised. Mhanna sees stress inside Lebanese society, between enduring traditions of solidarity and a rising tide of polarisation. If left unchecked, this inside fragmentation dangers changing into extra damaging than the battle that provoked it.