Ep.358 (Live Video): The Public Source with Lara Bitar

0:00 Intro 1:53 What brought you to journalism? 9:19 Linkage 14:08 The written word 21:52 Donations 25:09 Editorial 30:47 Cybercrime bureau case 42:31 Local vs regional issues 48:24 Intimidation 54:33 Switching roles 1:01:18 Radical 1:08:43 Q&A We're with Lara Bitar for Episode 358 of The Beirut Banyan, recorded live at Aaliya’s Books. Click to watch: https://youtu.be/2KZhlFMGi9A We discuss her journey into journalism, creating The Public Source, an emphasis on marginalized communities and powerless voices, and an appreciation for long-form written word and analysis. Our conversation includes what it means to be 'radical' as well as Lara's recent cybercrime bureau summoning. Lara Bitar is Editor in Chief for The Public Source. Special thanks to Samer Beyhum for his audio-technical support. 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