A conversation with Antoni Barakat and Karl Haddad - co-founders of Naqd Media.
Looking back on Naqd Media's inception post-October 17, 2019, navigating social media narrative wars and gauging a younger audience by design, reasons for relaunching their website today (naqd.media) and a reflection on March 14, 2005.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:53 Journey through politics
7:38 Defining Naqd Media
12:31 Social media
15:01 Serving a purpose?
19:16 Achieving goals?
22:50 Utility
28:25 Relaunched website
31:59 Intended audience
35:22 Business perspective
37:58 English & Arabic
40:06 Inclusive to the region
