The BBC World Service is holding a series of debates across the world traveling from one city to another. On September 5th, BBC World Questions will be in Beirut. BBC World Questions allows the public to question their politicians, leaders and opinion formers directly face to face. The debates are led entirely by questions from the audience who are able to have their points heard around the world. A panel of senior politicians and thinkers will join the BBC's Jonny…
This week's featured talent is not a painter nor a singer but rather a content person. Trust me, the hardest type of creativity is the one that cannot be visualized in shapes and colors but rather in actions. Samar Maalouf is the morning talk show host of "Sabah El Mada” on "Sawt El Mada" (92.5, 92.7 & 92.9 FM). Her segment is a combination of entertaining, informative and most importantly social content.
If there is one media platform that can claim surviving the digital ice age, that would surely be the radio. Back in 1981, MTV launched its music channel with the iconic video “Video Killed the Radio Star”, starting an era of cable video domination over radio. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iwuy4hHO3YQ[/embed] Of course, over the years, the radio’s operating model has changed, it had to adapt to the times. Technically, it has shifted (or is still shifting) from analogue to digital broadcasting, coming a long…