Ep.336 (Video): Media & Memory with Zaven Kouyoumdjian

0:00 Intro 2:50 Career 10:19 Social media 18:24 Not visible 31:06 Silos 36:45 L'Orient 40:51 St. George 44:38 Holiday Inn 1:01:22 Burj El Murr 1:09:37 Grand Theater 1:16:03 Martyrs Square statue 1:23:54 The fist 1:28:55 The egg 1:33:24 Connection 1:39:07 Beit Beirut 1:43:46 National museum 1:48:36 Generational shift We're with Zaven Kouyoumdjian for Episode 336 of The Beirut Banyan. Click to watch: https://youtu.be/S6HAaWIXbTw We discuss his over two decade career as a journalist in a shifting media landscape, his evolution from mainstay television screens to more alternative outlets, and his newly published book 'Beirut Guilty Pleasures' covering the city's layered - and scarred - history through photography and narrative text. Zaven Kouyoumdjian is a renowned television host & journalist. Check out 'Beirut Guilty Pleasures' at Antoine Bookstore and Antoine's online catalogue: www.antoineonline.com Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com Music by Marc Codsi. Animation & illustration by Sana Chaaban.