Lebanon financial crisis leaves media in free fall

Once the envy of the Middle East the sector is now struggling

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Lebanon's financial crisis has hit media revenues and put the industry into a dangerous downward spiral.

The country’s media industry had been the envy of the Middle East, The Guardian says, with newspapers that “set agendas”, TV stations that “tested boundaries”, and content that “challenged state narratives and tested the patience of the powerful”.

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