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Monitoring Racism in the Lebanese Media

This study is one among five studies launched by the Maharat foundation, in collaboration with the UNDP “Peace Building in Lebanon” project for the year 2015.

This study aims at showcasing the racism manifestation or the lack thereof in the Lebanese media discourse, as well as outlining their orientations and positions regarding the Syrian and Palestinian issues mainly, through a descriptive analytical approach, based on observing and analyzing direct or masked racism towards Palestinians and Syrians in the media discourse of the Lebanese media that signed the “Journalists’ Pact for Strengthening Civil Peace in Lebanon” which was officially launched on June 25th, 2013.

This study was prepared by the dean of the media faculty at the Lebanese University Dr. Goearge Sadaka, Dr. Josleen Nader and Mr. Tony Mikhayel.

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