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Palestinian journalists launch independent online news channel

At a time when biased media outlets are a dime a dozen in Palestinian territories, a group of Palestinian journalists in the Gaza Strip decided to launch an independent online news channel that uses Facebook and YouTube to disseminate news items.
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A group of Palestinian journalists in the Gaza Strip launched Oct. 1 the first Palestinian online news channel — Baladna (Our Country) — both on YouTube and Facebook.

Chief among the channel’s founding journalists and staff is journalist Ahmed Saeed, the chairman of the channel and anchor on the local Shaab radio station, and satirist Akram al-Sourani.

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