Outrage in Lebanon after the U.S. envoy calls journalists 'animalistic'. Tom Barrack's comments come at a time when the U.S. president has stepped up his attacks on the media. So, what's behind this hostility towards journalists? And are there global implications? 

In this episode:
Rami Khouri - Distinguished Fellow at the American University of Beirut. 
Jodie Ginsberg - CEO of the Committee to Protect Journalists. 
Rick Perlstein - Journalist and Historian, specialising in the roots and rise of American conservatism.

Host: James Bays 

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Outrage in Lebanon after the U.S. envoy calls journalists 'animalistic'. Tom Barrack's comments come at a time when the U.S. president has stepped up his attacks on the media. So, what's behind this hostility towards journalists? And are there global implications?&nbsp;
In this episode:
<ul>
<li>Rami Khouri - Distinguished Fellow at the American University of Beirut.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Jodie Ginsberg - CEO of the Committee to Protect Journalists.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Rick Perlstein - Journalist and Historian, specialising in the roots and rise of American conservatism.</li>
</ul>
Host: James Bays&nbsp;
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