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Syria's information war (Part two)

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The Syrian ambassador to Paris accuses France 24 of disinformation. Beyond her resignation denial, François Picard's panel looks at hoaxes and accusations, big and small, in a country that doesn't allow foreign journalists in.

DEBATE
  • Renée Kaplan, France 24 Deputy Editorial Director
  • Hugh MacLeod, Documentary Filmmaker & Journalist, contributor to Al Jazeera and Sunday Times (from Beirut)
  • Sadek Salem, Syrian Activist
  • Ziad Majed, Political Science Professor at the American University of Paris
  • Khaled Sid Mohand, journalist at France Culture radio

Watch Part One

Produced by Pauline Heilmann, Charlotte Oberti, Salima Belhadj, Anelise Borges, Ruth Hetherington

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