How Lebanon’s independent hopefuls seek to bypass media barriers

Ziad Abi Chaker, among many candidates running against Lebanon’s traditional sectarian parties, has had to operate on a shoestring budget in the face of pricy media packages and eye-watering inflation rates [Al Jazeera]

Beirut, Lebanon – Ziad Abi Chaker had a tried and tested plan for his campaign strategy in Lebanon’s upcoming parliamentary election, in which he is running for a seat in Beirut’s first district.

The environmental engineer wanted to get airtime on mainstream television stations to present his proposed solutions to some of the country’s most pressing economic and political problems after consulting experts.