Biography
Montaser Marai is a journalist and documentary filmmaker working for Aljazeera Media Network since 2002. He was one of the lead journalists covering the Arab Spring in Egypt from Al Tahrir Square, period in which he worked closely with local citizen journalists and user generated content (UGC). Currently, Montaser is Head of Media Consulting at the Al Jazeera Media Institute, where he carries out projects and designs training courses within Aljazeera´s strategy for digital transformation. He continues working with the newsroom to cover regional conflicts by verifying and incorporating UGC in stories.