Antoun Issa
Issa
Antoun Issa is a Lebanese-Australian journalist with more than a decade's experience. His journalism journey began in Beirut at the height of the Arab Spring, working for three years as a news editor for the US-based outlet, Al-Monitor. Antoun then relocated to Washington, DC, where he spent several years in the foreign policy community at the US think tank, the Middle East Institute, before joining The Atlantic as an editorial strategist assisting non-profits across North America.
After returning to Australia during COVID, Antoun joined Guardian Australia, where he remained for four years in senior editorial roles overseeing the expansion of the Guardian’s off-platform presence and newsletters, as well as producing and anchoring his own video content. In 2024, Antoun briefly joined the Australian Greens as a political staffer. He is currently working on a narrative non-fiction book situated in the Lebanese Civil War.
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