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Mai Anati

Mai Anati is managing editor at The Jordan Times.

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Slowpaganda: AI’s new logic of influence

In the evolving media landscape, influence is no longer driven solely by powerful messages or dramatic headlines. Increasingly, it is shaped through repetition, exposure and subtle reinforcement.

June 18, 2026

AI is revolutionizing cinematography — but can we trust it?

Artificial intelligence is rapidly integrating into nearly every aspect of modern life, yet few fields are feeling its impact as dramatically as the film industry.

For more than a century, great films have been the product of massive collaborative effort.

March 26, 2026

Automation is testing journalism, not ending it

In many newsrooms today, a breaking statement can be transcribed, summarized, translated, and shaped into a publishable update before reporters even finish their first cup of coffee. The software does not hesitate. It simply produces.

February 20, 2026