# Lebanon

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## Lebanon country report

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The following draft report includes policy recommendations on media viability based on a national consultation in Lebanon convened by GFMD in partnership with UNESCO's Regional Bureau for Education in Beirut, Samir Kassir Foundation’s (Skeyes) Center for Media and Cultural Freedom, and Maharat Foundation.
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### [**READ THE FULL REPORT ON THE LEBANON CONSULTATIONS HERE**](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dLnZmLkS8ybiPBCz26K7MhwENo7r5m7j/edit?usp=sharing\&ouid=102822672911138910905\&rtpof=true\&sd=true)

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## Agenda

**Date:** January 18, 2023&#x20;

**Time:** 09:00 - 14:00

**Venue:** UNESCO Regional Bureau for Education in Beirut, Bir Hassan, facing Cité sportive Camille-Chamoun, Beirut 11 - 5244, Lebanon

**Organisers:**&#x20;

* [UNESCO Regional Bureau for Education in Beirut](https://en.unesco.org/fieldoffice/beirut/about)
* [Global for Media Development (GFMD)](https://gfmd.info)
* [Samir Kassir Foundation’s (Skeyes) Center for Media and Cultural Freedom](https://www.skeyesmedia.org/en/Home)
* [Maharat Foundation](https://maharatfoundation.org/en)

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The roundtable is held in English without translation.
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It is advisable to wear masks for the safety of all amid the recent resurgence in covid and flu cases.
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### **Opening remarks by conference organisers (09:30 - 09:35)**

### **Roundtable 1 - Media viability: challenges and opportunities for the Lebanese media sector (09:35 - 11:00)**

Moderator: Roula Mikhael, [Maharat Foundation](https://maharatfoundation.org/)

Format: Contributions from UNESCO, Maharat Foundation, and the Samir Kassir Foundation followed by an open discussion.

#### *Coffee break (11:00 - 11:15)*&#x20;

### **Roundtable 2 - Role of non-media stakeholders: donor-media relations, big tech, and public sector reforms (11:15 - 12:15)**

Moderator: Ayman Mhanna, [Samir Kassir Foundation’s (SKeyes) Center for Media and Cultural Freedom](https://www.skeyesmedia.org/en/Home)\
Format: Open discussion between donors, media support organisations, media organisations, tech industry representatives, and government institutions.

### **Policy recommendations for media viability in Lebanon (12:15 - 12:55)**

Moderator: George Awad, [UNESCO Regional Bureau for Education in Beirut](https://en.unesco.org/fieldoffice/beirut/about)

Format: Each participant will contribute recommendations on how to implement one or two of the policy options that have been discussed to improve media viability in Lebanon.

### **Conclusion (12:55 - 13:00)**&#x20;

#### *Lunch (13:00 - 14:00)*

## Literature review

In addition to the [general literature on media viability, ](https://impact.gfmd.info/meetings/unesco-media-viability-jan-23#literature-on-media-viability)including [UNESCO's latest research and reports,](https://www.unesco.org/en/international-programme-development-communication/media-viability/resources) the consultation is informed by the following reports and studies specific to the Lebanese context:&#x20;

### Regional and Lebanese resources on media viability&#x20;

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[Media Viability Indicators Assessment Lebanon](https://akademie.dw.com/en/first-ever-media-viability-assessment-of-lebanon/a-58101358) by Deutsche-Welle Akademie (7 July 2021)
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Report: [“Review of the Funding Landscape for Media Development Actors in Lebanon”](https://www.skeyesmedia.org/en/News/Reports/15-02-2022/9874) (GFMD, SKeyes Center and IMS, 15 February 2022)
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Report: ["Sustainabilty and journalism support in Lebanon" ](https://lebanon-coordination.gfmd.info/resources/research-sustainability-journalism-support)(GFMD, 16 March 2021)
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Report: ["Independent Media in Lebanon: An Economic Outlook"](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.skeyesmedia.org/documents/bo_filemanager/Independent-Media-in-Lebanon-An-Economic-Outlook-REPORT.pdf\&sa=D\&source=docs\&ust=1669748206192524\&usg=AOvVaw27jNPiu22irHqafOlxz8dv) (Skeyes, April 2021)
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[Coordinating Media Assistance and Journalism Support Efforts report,](https://gfmd.info/engagements/consultation-coordinating-media-assistance-journalism-support/) (GFMD, SKeyes Center and IMS). Final version published in November 2022.
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[Research Study:  “Media and Information Landscape assessment in Lebanon”](https://maharatfoundation.org/en/milaresearchstudy) (Maharat Foundation, October 2021)
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[Building Regional Strategies for Media Development in the Middle East and North Africa](https://www.cima.ned.org/publication/building-regional-strategies-for-media-development-in-the-middle-east-and-north-africa/) (CIMA, March 2022)
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[MENA: No Media Sustainability without Media Accountability](https://brost.ifj.tu-dortmund.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Press_statement__Media_accountability_in_the_MENA_region_-_Workshop_English.pdf) (2021)
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[GFMD Report: Sustainability and journalism support in Lebanon](https://lebanon-coordination.gfmd.info/resources/research-sustainability-journalism-support) (16 March 2021)
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["Pour protéger les journalistes, il faut lutter contre l’impunité" ](https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/1260541/ayman-mhanna-pour-proteger-les-journalistes-il-faut-lutter-contre-limpunite.html)(*L'Orient-Le Jour*, 4 mai 2021)
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## Survey

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