Jad Ghosn

Jad Ghosn (Arabic: جاد غصن; born 23 August 1986) is a Lebanese left-leaning journalist and news reporter. He worked for OTV from 2012 to 2013 and Al Jadeed from 2013 to 2020.

Jad Ghosn
جاد غصن
Ghosn in 2019
Born (1986-08-26) 26 August 1986
Jounieh, Lebanon[1]
Alma materAmerican University of Beirut
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • news reporter

In 2020, he signed a contract with Saudi-owned Asharq tv channel,[2] but he was discharged because of older comments criticizing the Saudi government and the House of Saud.[3][4][5][6] He has been working since then independently on his YouTube channel.[7]

On 8 March 2022, Jad Ghosn announced his candidacy for one of the Maronite seats in Mount Lebanon II - Metn.[8]

On 16 May 2022, he lost the Lebanese parliamentary elections to the Lebanese Forces candidate Razi El Hage.[9]

References
  1. لبنان ستة دكتاتوريات متجاورة ولماذا تركت التيار الوطني الحر عام 2012, retrieved 2021-05-08
  2. "غضب سعودي بمشاركة لبنانية يُنهي رحلة جاد غصن إلى 'الشرق بلومبيرغ'". annahar.com. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  3. "جاد غصن باق في "الجديد"". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  4. "They once knew which lines not to cross. But Arab journalists say the lines are expanding". Los Angeles Times. 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  5. AbuKhalil, As'ad. "ماذا كنتَ تتوقّع... يا جاد غصن؟" [What did you expect... Jad Gohsn?]. Al Akhbar (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  6. Doja.Daoud. "حملة سعودية ضد صحافي لبناني". www.alaraby.co.uk/ (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  7. الدين, مريم سيف. "تلميذ شربل نحاس مُنظِّراً سياسياً.. طموح جاد غصن". almodon (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  8. "Journalist Jad Ghosn announces candidacy for May elections in Metn district".
  9. "Jad Ghosn loses after tight race".


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