Lebanese Media’s Choice: Adapt or Die

How to best describe the state of Lebanese media? Is it perhaps similar to the story of “The Emperor’s New Clothes” where no one dares to tell the truth to our face? Or maybe is it similar to the mythical frog that failed to notice the water temperature increasing until it quietly boiled to death? Or is it the aging queen looking into the magic mirror in the futile belief that she remains the most beautiful of all? Our industry was once the trendsetter that captivated the Arab world and simultaneously gained their admiration and envy. Where our newspapers were once standard bearers of journalism across the Arab world, they now struggle to remain afloat in our small local market after relinquishing their...