about us
Company Introductions
Get to know about our podcast
We are a group of veteran journalists with solid background and track records in regional and international media outlets. We have reported from the streets, towns, and cities we live in including from the frontline in civil and interstate wars. We fully support the struggle for equality, justice, and tolerance within Arab societies. We want to have an innovative Podcast Platform and give voice to the marginalised, hard to reach and discriminated in our societies. Our concept is the “Watara” Podcast, the home for free thinking, reaching the audiences left behind. We are also willing to share our experiences through different aspects including on training on all digital aspects from podcasting to crafting digital reports to filming in addition to leadership training.
Expert People
Meet our team
Bushra Abdel Samad
Executive Producer at Watara
Bushra is an independent journalist with experience in radio and television. She began her journey in journalism in 1991, was a main correspondent for Al-Jazeera Arabic in Lebanon for over twenty years. Bushra covered humanitarian news stories and issues, reporting on disasters, humanitarian and natural crises, and wars. She is currently looking into the effects of live reporting on the mental health of journalists.
Jocelyne Abi Gebrayel
Executive Producer at Watara
Jocelyne is a cinematographer and television producer. She was Director of Photography on many award-winning short and feature films, as well as documentaries. Her works include: The Silent Majority, 12 Angry Lebanese, As the Poet Said, Those Who Remain, You Came From Far Away, and Beirut: Eye of the Storm. Since 2017, she has directed BBC Arabic’s Dunyana, and worked on podcasts for various platforms, including the BBC Media Action.
Bushra Abdel Samad
Executive Producer at Watara
Bushra is an independent journalist with experience in radio and television. She began her journey in journalism in 1991, was a main correspondent for Al-Jazeera Arabic in Lebanon for over twenty years. Bushra covered humanitarian news stories and issues, reporting on disasters, humanitarian and natural crises, and wars. She is currently looking into the effects of live reporting on the mental health of journalists.
Jocelyne Abi Gebrayel
Executive Producer at Watara
Jocelyne is a cinematographer and television producer. She was Director of Photography on many award-winning short and feature films, as well as documentaries. Her works include: The Silent Majority, 12 Angry Lebanese, As the Poet Said, Those Who Remain, You Came From Far Away, and Beirut: Eye of the Storm. Since 2017, she has directed BBC Arabic’s Dunyana, and worked on podcasts for various platforms, including the BBC Media Action.