A global cyber-surveillance scandal - spyware developed in Israel - has put the government there under the media microscope, and its story does not add up.

Contributors:
Jonathan Klinger - Cyberlaw lawyer
Marc Owen Jones - Assistant professor, Hamid Bin Khalifa University
Omer Benjakub - Tech & Cyber Reporter, Haaretz
Marwa Fatafta - Policy Analyst, Al Shabaka

On our radar:
Tunisia is in political turmoil after the president declared a state of emergency - or what critics are calling a coup. Richard Gizbert speaks to producer Flo Phillips about how journalists there are feeling the heat.

Africa’s PR Push: How governments manage the message:
Handling public relations for governments is lucrative work - and for Western PR firms, Africa has emerged as a new hunting ground.

Contributors:
Alex Magaisa - Former adviser, prime minister of Zimbabwe
Alexander Dukalskis - Author, Making the World Safe for Dictatorship
Kathleen Ndongmo - Communications specialist

A global cyber-surveillance scandal - spyware developed in Israel - has put the government there under the media microscope, and its story does not add up. Contributors: Jonathan Klinger - Cyberlaw lawyer Marc Owen Jones - Assistant professor, Hamid Bin Khalifa University Omer Benjakub - Tech & Cyber Reporter, Haaretz Marwa Fatafta - Policy Analyst, Al Shabaka On our radar: Tunisia is in political turmoil after the president declared a state of emergency - or what critics are calling a coup. Richard Gizbert speaks to producer Flo Phillips about how journalists there are feeling the heat. Africa’s PR Push: How governments manage the message: Handling public relations for governments is lucrative work - and for Western PR firms, Africa has emerged as a new hunting ground. Contributors: Alex Magaisa - Former adviser, prime minister of Zimbabwe Alexander Dukalskis - Author, Making the World Safe for Dictatorship Kathleen Ndongmo - Communications specialist

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