It's done
December 7, 2024 11:13 PM Subscribe
Syrian government falls in stunning end to 50-year rule of Assad family
Initially covered in the current Palestine thread, as cities fell one by one, the reign of the Assad family is over.
Initially covered in the current Palestine thread, as cities fell one by one, the reign of the Assad family is over.
This post was deleted for the following reason: Hey, we are hoping to get a post with a bit more background, context, etc.; if you'd like to make a quick edit to add some info please let us know and we can get that done! -- taz
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- western left press that's been very good on Palestine will be having a moment of reckoning soon but in the meantime, treat all analyses as suspect - conspiracy theorizing are abound and ironically the same anti-jihadist rhetoric pro-Israelis use against Hamas.
- western liberal press that's treated Assad's regime as an important counterbalance for stability vis-à-vis Israel and the region at large, is also largely suspect, but like Palestine coverage, when they can they have a lot more journalist resources on the ground so news still does break through. Just mind the phrasing.
- Qatari press is benefiting from Qatar never budging from normalizing Assad and has a lot of Syrian and regional staff, so mind the phrasing but scoops are more legit, and more likely to present ground narratives without much editing.
- other regional press will eventually follow the lead of establishment so the next week will be interesting to see the editorial direction.
- most everyone else will follow the leads of the above
Would appreciate any socmed or citizen journalist recs, like what toastyk did in the Palestine thread.
posted by cendawanita at 11:22 PM on December 7 [3 favorites]