During the Lebanese Revolution, a lot of bias was portrayed on the Lebanese Tv stations as most, if not at all, are politically affiliated or/and owned by major political parties in Lebanon. In the midst of the chaos, there were some independent media outlets emerging that were with the revolution and wanted to portray a good representation of the movement. Most notably might me ‘Fawra’ media, it is an independent, secular and volunteer-based media outlet. Their mission was to open a media platform for all and address what is happening in the revolution freely. Undergraduate students,Lebanese journalists, filmmakers, photographers, artists and activists participated in this media outlet.
This means that Fawra was not owned by any major media conglomerate (a characteristic of Alternative media). It is non-commercial, amateurs can participate, and most importantly the news and information are coming from an alternative perspective.
However, it is not a free media platform since the infrastructure used to get to the masses does not belong to the public. Fawra connects with the people through major social media platforms as Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter which are all owned by US capitalists. Therefore, there is some limitations on their pages whereby the threat of being removed or deleted by owners of the infrastructure is always present.
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