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'Media Ownership Monitor' reveals intersection between power and media in Lebanon (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News December 11, 2018

Often seen as the most liberal and free media environment in the Arab World, Lebanon's media landscape appears tightly aligned with domestic and foreign powers vying for control.
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