Middle East Center For Reporting And Analysis

MECRA BRINGS TOGETHER THE MOST COMMITTED AND INTREPID REPORTERS OPERATING IN KEY SITES IN THE MIDDLE EAST AT THE PRESENT TIME, WITH SOME OF THE MOST SKILLED AND DEEPLY KNOWLEDGEABLE ANALYSTS, AND IN PARTICULAR SHOWCASE THE WORK OF WRITERS WHOSE SKILL SET COMBINES BOTH ELEMENTS, ENABLING THEM BOTH TO OBSERVE THE UNFOLDING REALITIES FROM CLOSE UP, TO KNOW WHERE TO LOOK WITHIN THE HUGE CANOPY OF UNFOLDING STORIES IN THE REGION TODAY, AND TO CORRECTLY INTERPRET WHAT THEY HAVE SEEN. TO COMBINE ACTION AND THE INSIGHTFUL CONTEMPLATION OF ACTION. OUR UNIQUE FOCUS IS ON RECRUITING AND DISSEMINATING THE VIEWS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE FIELD AND POSSESS LANGUAGE SKILLS FROM THE REGION, WHO HAVE ACCESS TO INFLUENCERS AND LOCAL POWER STRUCTURES OR DISSIDENTS AND WHO PROVIDE ORIGINAL VIEWS ON THE DYNAMICS THAT ARE CHANGING ON THE GROUND. THE RESULT IS TO IDENTIFY TRENDS THAT WILL AFFECT THE REGION AND THE GLOBAL INTERCONNECTED WORLD. THIS WILL HELP PROVIDE THE PUBLIC AND POLICYMAKERS WITH INFORMATION TO HELP CONFRONT CHANGES.THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO PRESENT A PICTURE OF KEY REGIONAL STORIES BOTH ACCESSIBLE, BUT OF UNRIVALED DETAIL AND RIGOR. WE PROVIDE THE SPACE FOR BOTH REPORTED STORIES, LONG-FORM WRITING, INTERVIEWS AND THE PRESENTATION OF ANALYSIS THAT WILL LEVERAGE THE INFORMATION TO INCREASE ITS IMPACT IN MEDIA AND POLICY CIRCLES. WE ALSO IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP NEW LOCAL WRITERS AND ANALYSTS WHO ARE DOING WORK THAT IS OF IMPORTANCE BUT WHO HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO MAKE AN IMPACT OUTSIDE THEIR LOCAL CIRCLE.

MECRA BRINGS TOGETHER THE MOST COMMITTED AND INTREPID REPORTERS OPERATING IN KEY SITES IN THE MIDDLE EAST AT THE PRESENT TIME, WITH SOME OF THE MOST SKILLED AND DEEPLY KNOWLEDGEABLE ANALYSTS, AND IN PARTICULAR SHOWCASE THE WORK OF WRITERS WHOSE SKILL SET COMBINES BOTH ELEMENTS, ENABLING THEM BOTH TO OBSERVE THE UNFOLDING REALITIES FROM CLOSE UP, TO KNOW WHERE TO LOOK WITHIN THE HUGE CANOPY OF UNFOLDING STORIES IN THE REGION TODAY, AND TO CORRECTLY INTERPRET WHAT THEY HAVE SEEN. TO COMBINE ACTION AND THE INSIGHTFUL CONTEMPLATION OF ACTION. OUR UNIQUE FOCUS IS ON RECRUITING AND DISSEMINATING THE VIEWS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE FIELD AND POSSESS LANGUAGE SKILLS FROM THE REGION, WHO HAVE ACCESS TO INFLUENCERS AND LOCAL POWER STRUCTURES OR DISSIDENTS AND WHO PROVIDE ORIGINAL VIEWS ON THE DYNAMICS THAT ARE CHANGING ON THE GROUND. THE RESULT IS TO IDENTIFY TRENDS THAT WILL AFFECT THE REGION AND THE GLOBAL INTERCONNECTED WORLD. THIS WILL HELP PROVIDE THE PUBLIC AND POLICYMAKERS WITH INFORMATION TO HELP CONFRONT CHANGES.THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO PRESENT A PICTURE OF KEY REGIONAL STORIES BOTH ACCESSIBLE, BUT OF UNRIVALED DETAIL AND RIGOR. WE PROVIDE THE SPACE FOR BOTH REPORTED STORIES, LONG-FORM WRITING, INTERVIEWS AND THE PRESENTATION OF ANALYSIS THAT WILL LEVERAGE THE INFORMATION TO INCREASE ITS IMPACT IN MEDIA AND POLICY CIRCLES. WE ALSO IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP NEW LOCAL WRITERS AND ANALYSTS WHO ARE DOING WORK THAT IS OF IMPORTANCE BUT WHO HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO MAKE AN IMPACT OUTSIDE THEIR LOCAL CIRCLE.