Sally Farhat
Sally Farhat
Sally Farhat’s research focuses on the impact of political change during intense political junctures on news dissemination, audience engagement and journalism performance, particularly in the Middle East.
Before joining Merrill College, she served as the Beirut correspondent for FRANCE 24 English and the assistant editor of Annahar English in Lebanon. At Annahar, she founded NAYA, the first column in the Middle East published by a traditional news outlet that challenges the representation of women in the news. She was also the digital media coordinator for the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut.
Areas of Interest
- Political communication
- Partisan media
- Journalism in the Middle East
- Journalism performance
Education
- B.A. (Communication), Lebanese American University
- M.A. (Multimedia Journalism), Lebanese American University