Navigating Media and Communication in the Middle East with Yazan Al Saadi
Release Date: 07/11/2025
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info_outlineIn this episode, host Nareeman Dosa is joined by Yazan al-Saadi, the international desk editor for The New Arab.
Yazan is a writer, researcher, critic, and comic zealot and has been published and/or cited on various platforms such as The Nib, Jadaliyya, Al-Jumhuriya, The New Arab, Al-Hudood, Al-Akhbar English, Linus, The Public Source, and more. He is based in the alluring city of Beirut; he has seen too many airports and often dreams of electric sheep.
Topics covered include the value of press releases, the importance of translations, how creative storytelling can make your communication more memorable, AI's current role, and how to build relationships with journalists.