Award-winning, Amman-based, journalist and war reporter with a 29-year record of reporting on politics and economics, running news operations in Arab countries and writing policy papers in Berlin. A specialist in covering the Levant. Oweis is a Jordan correspondent and political commentator for The National, news outlet based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
TOPIC: Arab Media and the Israel-Hamas War
When: Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 9:30-11:00
Where: Forum Journalismus und Medien (fjum), Otto-Bauer-Gasse 6/2, 1060 Wien, In-person only.
Registration mandatory. Registration deadline: Monday 8 April 2024, noon.
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Speaker
Khaled Yacoub Oweis is an Amman-based Jordanian journalist with 29 years’ experience, mostly with Reuters in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and London. He covered the outbreak of Arab uprisings in Yemen and Syria, Hafez Al Assad's rule, Iraq under Saddam Hussein and was war correspondent in Baghdad during the 2003 US invasion. He joined The National (United Arab Emirates) as Chief Foreign Writer in 2019 before moving to Amman. He was a Visiting Fellow for more than three years at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs in Berlin.
Background
Khaled Yacoub Oweis will reflect on the Arab perceptions, political attitudes, and media coverage of the Israel-Hamas war.
Format and Moderation Conversation moderated by Mirjana Tomic, fjum, followed by a Q&A session. Participants can ask question even before the assigned Q&A time.
Target audience
Professional journalists and academic researchers.
Maximum: 40 participants