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Facebook Lists 10 Tips to Spot False News

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 10, 2017 | Technology

London- Facebook has broadened its campaign to raise awareness about fake news, by publishing adverts in the UK press. The ads, in papers including The Times, The Guardian and Daily Telegraph, carry a list of 10 things to look out for when deciding if a story is...

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Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan Al-Saud and new editor-in-chief Ghassan Charbel (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Ghassan Charbel: Asharq Al-Awsat’s New Editor-in-Chief

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 24, 2016 | Media

Riyadh– Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SRMG) Chairman Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan issued a decision to assign Lebanese journalist Ghassan Charbel as the editor-in-chief of Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper effective Nov. 24, 2016. “The appointment complies...

GCC: Attacking Asharq Al-Awsat is an Act of Cowardice

by Thaer Abbas | Apr 2, 2016 | Middle East

The Gulf Cooperation Council described the recent riot which assaulted Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper Beirut offices to resemble an act of cowardice, and a contradiction to the stipulations of international laws on journalistic freedom. In a GCC statement, the council...

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Opinion: Turkey – That’s the Press, Baby!

by Amir Taheri | Mar 11, 2016 | Opinion

“That’s the press, baby, and there is nothing you can do about it! Nothing!” This is how Humphrey Bogart, playing Ed Hutcheson, a newspaper editor, puts down the diabolical gang leader who is running the biggest corruption racket in the city. The...

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The Birth of a British Print Newspaper Defies Technology

by Raneem Hannoush | Feb 23, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

Ten days after the Independent newspaper decided to end print production, the largest British newspaper, magazine and digital publisher Trinity Mirror announced the launch of the New Day newspaper. The New Day will be launched on the 29th of February and is the...