While most Arab media contents politicised the case to attack or support the kingdom, with Saudi and pro-Saudi media focusing on slamming Qatari and Turkish media, the Western media, particularly American newspapers and TV led the quest for truth in the case. Columnist David Ignatius, Khashoggi’s longtime friend, and Karen Attiah, Khashoggi’s editor at the Post talked about the missing Post contributor and his work. Media, one step ahead, imposes truth revelationWestern media quickly picked up the Post’s first reports of their missing journalist. Media reacts“WHERE is Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi? By the second week of Khashoggi’s disappearance, international media companies began pulling out of Riyadh’s economic conference as sponsors of the event.

Source: Daily News Egypt October 28, 2018 10:07 UTC