During the war, Syria Direct reported on military and security developments but also on gender, the environment, the diaspora and the economy. The Syrian media landscape is now wide open, offering a rare opportunity for experimentation, investment and institution-building. The aim is to build media products suited to the way Syrians now consume information. Syria Direct was born in Amman in 2013 amid an escalating and brutal war back home. Syria Direct played an important role during the revolution, providing impartial and objective coverage of the conflict.