The Heat: Journalist Roundtable

The Heat

Smokes rise in east and west neighborhoods during a battle between forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad and rebels in Aleppo, Syria, Monday, Dec. 5, 2016. The government seized large swaths of the Aleppo enclave under rebel control since 2012 in the offensive that began last week. The fighting was most intense Monday near the dividing line between east and west Aleppo as government and allied troops push their way from the eastern flank, reaching within less than a kilometer, about half a mile, from the citadel that anchors the center of the city. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Tonight, the Heat’s hosts its monthly reporters’ roundtable, where journalists dissect the month’s top global headlines. 

  • Syrian government troops have recaptured about three-quarters of Aleppo territory once held by rebels, putting Bashar al-Assad the closest he has been to an absolute victory there in four years.
  • U.S. President-elect Donald Trump breaks protocol by accepting a phone call with Taiwan’s leader.
  • South Korea votes to impeach its president.
  • “Fake news” is becoming a global problem with very real consequences.

Tonight, our panel will grapple with these issues and much more:

    • Yuan’an Zhang, chief U.S. correspondent for Caixin Media.
    • Raza Rumi, Pakistani journalist and political commentator.
    • Anna Therese Day, an award-winning journalist and Fulbright Fellow.
    • Said Arikat, Washington Bureau Chief of Al Quds Daily