The 2022 Qatar World Cup and the battle of narratives
Serving human rights and social justice is a noble cause. However, falling prey to sensationalism and psy-ops while...
Academic Background
PhD
Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand • Media and Communication Studies
Short Biography
Dr. Tarek Cherkaoui has an extensive experience in strategic management, research, and consultancy across international media, tertiary education, and the creative industries throughout the U.K., Qatar, Malaysia, and New Zealand. He is an expert in international media and strategic communications, and holds a Ph.D. in Media and Communication Studies from the Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand, for which he was awarded the Dean's Award for Excellence in Postgraduate Studies. He has put forward several publications, including The News Media at War: The Clash of Western and Arab Networks in the Middle East (2017) (London: I.B. Tauris). As an academic, strategic communications researcher, and a senior manager within organizations, Dr. Cherkaoui displays excellent interpersonal and communication skills with fluency in four languages – English, French, Arabic, and German.
Total Contribution: 102
Why Did Al Jazeera Step into Uncharted Right-Wing Territory?
The Qatari media network’s launch of Rightly, a digital platform that will cater to US conservatives, could be...
Reporting White Supremacist Terror Needs a Fundamental Shift
In the first anniversary of Hanau’s heinous terror attack, German and Western news media have to accept their...
Macron’s Honoring a Putschist: A Fall from Grace
French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to grant France’s most prestigious honorific distinction (légion d’honneur) to Egyptian dictator Abdel...
Arabic Version of the Refugee’s Messenger: Lost Stories Retold
This is the Arabic translation of the book “The Refugee’s Messenger: Lost Stories Retold”. TRT World Research Centre...
Azerbaijan’s Campaign in Nagorno-Karabakh: Big Victory and Big Lessons
Azerbaijan will preserve the military gains it has accomplished since the beginning of the conflict. Armenia will return...
Emmanuel Macron’s Islamophobia and the boomerang effect
While Macron’s ill-conceived policies produced a boomerang effect internationally, many French observers are predicting that he will also...
Déjà Vu: Disinformation and the US Presidential Elections
Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate The pervasive weaponisation of digital ecosystems by both foreign intelligence operators and...
Murder in the Consulate: The Khashoggi Affair and the Turkish-Saudi War of Narratives
Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate The assassination of a prominent journalist transformed into a proxy information warfare...
Emmanuel Macron’s Presidency: Vision or Mirage?
Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate The presidency of Emmanuel Macron relies on the intentional cultivation of domestic...