Zaira Lakhpatwala

Freelance journalist/editor. Views expressed here are strictly my own and subject to change given the time of the month.

[Zaira Lakhpatwala @zaira]

If you work in advertising, the best award is an ad that no one skipped.

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My piece for Arab News on Facebook’s 20th anniversary:

[Arab News @arabnews]

#MEDIAMATTERS: @facebook was once known for the baby pictures that pervade its newsfeed. Now, those babies barely use the platform. Here’s how the Facebook babies became the @tiktok_us teens: https://t.co/CKiMAn3NGl

[Zaira Lakhpatwala @zaira]

@DigitalSapience Hi Giles, I'm a journalist with Arab News, and working on a story about security concerns around TikTok. Would love to get your comments! Can I have your contact details, please?

[John B. Sheldon @JohnBSheldon]

#Metaverse, #crypto, #NFTs here to stay, says @ChalhoubGroup executive, by @Zaira Lakhpatwala in @arabnews https://t.co/xPkxZhOi0h

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@NasriAtallah Hi Nasri! I’m a journalist working with Arab News on a story about Elon Musk’s offer to buy Twitter and wanted to get your take on it. Can you DM me please?

[Nina Peleshenko @Ninelle_pe]

#MENA #creatoreconomy

@arabnews shared insights of the first-of-its-kind report surveying YouTube creators in the MENA region released by @AIR_MediaTech. Thank you @zaira for the great piece!

https://t.co/fFfJszwKVO

[Zaira Lakhpatwala @zaira]

Is it me or is it getting harder?

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[Arab News @arabnews]

#MediaMatters: As businesses and people struggle in a post-pandemic world, social media #influencers tell a different story. So, should flaunting wealth on social media be deemed vulgar?

https://t.co/Mkiayn7a9B

[Ariella Steinreich @ariellas1]

I enjoyed speaking with @zaira from Saudi Arabia's @arabnews about the growth of @SteinreichComm's UAE-Bahrain-Israel specialty group one year into the #AbrahamAccords. We spoke about all things business, social and cultural.
https://t.co/BrAQkvvHvj

[Dubai Lynx • دبي لينكس @DubaiLynx]

#LYNXLive podcast: Hear from @CreateMediaDXB's Osama Taher, @SocializeAgency's Shivani Khulshrestha & @ArabNews' @zaira as they discuss consumer behaviour and online trends in the Saudi Arabian market.

Now on @anghami!➡️ https://t.co/H2QXZcEQuE

[Zaira Lakhpatwala @zaira]

@Tahaab I will. I've just been thinking about how I'd react the next time because unfortunately, I'm sure there will be a next time.

[Zaira Lakhpatwala @zaira]

How many of you here have faced some kind of direct racism and how have you responded to it?

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@Tahaab Good on you! It happened to me for the first time today and I just froze.

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One of my favorites from Bo Burnham's INSIDE: https://t.co/EQLFKP6Bjs

[Zaira Lakhpatwala @zaira]

In a time when we consume more news on social media than anywhere else, this is seriously concerning. So we wrote a whitepaper.

It examines the growth of big tech and the impact on truth and news media.

[Arab News @arabnews]

#MediaMatters: Did you know Fake news is 70% more likely to be retweeted than real news. Our latest research paper examines the impact of digital transformation on the truth | https://t.co/3m2nxycRT3

[Zaira Lakhpatwala @zaira]

The new UAE: a point-based reward system to encourage positive behavior sounds straight out of Black Mirror (and China).

https://t.co/1E9GmdFCgj

[عبدالسلام هيكل Abdulsalam Haykal @amhaykal]

I enjoyed speaking with @zaira about Majarra and Arabic online content, and how a new, subscription-based business model is necessary to give the Arabic-speaking internet users the quality they need. https://t.co/jNDZVsaPAP

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Free PJs for moving to a small town seems like a fair deal https://t.co/RFuVDB47zP

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@NatQueenD They exist? I mean I know people who are scared of them but I don't know anyone who doesn't like cats.

[Zaira Lakhpatwala @zaira]

As a Muslim myself, I found this podcast's exploration of Muslims beyond their religious identity really interesting.

[Podcast News @PodcastLatest]

PODCAST NEWS.
Spotify announces a Ramadan podcast in partnership with the Obamas.

To be hosted by @meuceph, ‘Higher Ground: Tell Them, I Am’ will bring to light diverse Muslim voices including activists, artists, actors and athletes.

@zaira @arabnews https://t.co/HF9NdIcly1