Media, Technology and Social Change

I am VP of community and social affairs at the Israeli Internet Association (ISOC-IL) and a lecturer on media, communications and social change at Ben Gurion university. Previously i was co-director of Sikkuy-Aufoq’s Department for a Shared Society and established the "equal media" project, promoting fair representation of Arab citizens and Arab society in mainstream Hebrew media. I was also director of Sikkuy’s Public Affairs Department and served as it's spokesman during my tenure as deputy director of social and political clients at Unik, a media consultancy firm based in Tel Aviv.

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Since 2018 I teach Communications and Social change at Ben Gurion University and between 2014-2019 i taught media and social change at the Reichman University's school of communications. 

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Before joining Sikkuy, I was a media strategy and public relations advisor for various civil society organizations, philanthropic foundations, academic institutions and political organizations, and supported various public protests, struggles and campaigns. Previously, I was an editor and writer for Haaretz and wrote for various cultural magazines.

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In 2020 i joined The Graduate Program in Science, Technology and Society (STS) at Bar-Ilan University, focusing on digital politics and social media studies. I hold a BA in History and Computer Science and an MA in Latin American History, both from Tel Aviv University. I live in Herzliya with my partner Ardith, and our two children, Neomi and Yair (and Booby the dog).