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How we work: comment moderation

Series How we work, Episode 7:

Are comments censored at SWI swissinfo.ch? How do we moderate contributions? And what are the challenges? Thair Alsaadi, journalist and distribution specialist in the Arabic editorial team, answers your questions about comment moderation.

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Has been working for the Arabic section of swissinfo.ch since 2018. He graduated in Islamic Studies and Oriental Literatures (Master of Arts, 2018, University of Bern) and in philosophy (Bachelor of Arts, 2010, University of Damascus).

My work focuses on engaging with you, our audience, and strengthening trust in our journalism. I develop engagement tools such as multilingual debates and help distribute our content to users across platforms. A former nurse, I later pursued English linguistics and media studies where I developed a keen interest in journalism and news in the digital age.

You ask, we answer: In our video series “How we work”, various SWI swissinfo.ch employees answer your questions. This video is about comment moderation and why your contributions are also important to us.

Do you have a question about our work? Send us an email: english@swissinfo.ch

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