▁Rad sch ▁began ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁professional ▁journalist ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁when ▁she ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁news ▁editor ▁at ▁The ▁Daily ▁Star ▁( L eb anon ). ▁She ▁then ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁in ▁the ▁Washington ▁Bureau ▁where ▁she ▁covered ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁elections , ▁Ab u ▁Gh ra ib , ▁politics ▁and ▁culture . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Rad sch ▁left ▁the ▁Times ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁international ▁relations ▁at ▁American ▁University , ▁where ▁her ▁research ▁focused ▁on ▁cy ber activ ism ▁in ▁Egypt . ▁Her ▁dis sert ation , ▁Digital ▁D iss idence ▁and ▁Political ▁Change : ▁Cy ber activ ism ▁and ▁Cit izen ▁Journal ism ▁in ▁Egypt , ▁provides ▁the ▁first ▁scholar ly ▁exam ination ▁of ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁youth ▁movement ▁in ▁Egypt ▁and ▁the ▁role ▁that ▁technology ▁played ▁in ▁re config uring ▁what ▁she ▁calls ▁" the ▁potential ity ▁for ▁expression ▁and ▁participation " ▁and ▁thus ▁cont ributes ▁to ▁understanding ▁how ▁I CT s ▁are ▁imp licated ▁in ▁processes ▁of ▁political ▁change . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Rad sch ▁was ▁h ired ▁by ▁the ▁Sa udi - owned , ▁Dub ai - based ▁Arab ic ▁satellite ▁channel ▁Al ▁Arab i ya ▁as ▁the ▁English ▁website ▁man aging ▁editor . ▁As ▁a ▁journalist ▁and ▁editor ▁at ▁Al ▁Arab i ya ▁she ▁o vers aw ▁the ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁website ▁and ▁its ▁integration ▁into ▁the ▁bro ader ▁news