This paper investigates the dynamic relationship between hybrid media and hybrid politics in Lebanon and Tunisia. While previous research on the media in hybrid regimes has mainly focused on regime strategies of restricting and manipulating public debate, our analysis moves beyond repression. We argue that the ambiguities of hybrid politics, which combines democratic and authoritarian elements, not only constrain independent and critical reporting but also open up opportunities for journalistic agencies. We draw on Schedler's concept of informational uncertainty to capture the epistemological instability of hybrid regimes and the strategies of political actors to control public knowledge. Distinguishing between three dimensions of media hybridity - economic, cultural and technological - we show how the new hybrid media environment significantly increases the volatility of hybrid politics and informational uncertainty for political actors. Our empirical analysis is based on seventy-one semistructured interviews with journalists in Lebanon and Tunisia conducted between 2016 and 2019. The material reveals a broad range of strategies used by journalists who employ the internal contradictions of hybrid politics to pursue their own agenda. The comparison between Lebanon and Tunisia also highlights contextual conditions that enable, or limit, journalistic agency, such as clientelistic dependencies, economic resources, and civil society alliances.

本文研究了黎巴嫩和突尼斯混合媒体与混合政治之间的动态关系。尽管先前关于混合政权媒体的研究主要集中在限制和操纵公众辩论的政权战略上，但我们的分析超越了压制。我们认为，结合了民主和专制元素的混合政治模棱两可，不仅限制了独立和批判性的报道，而且还为新闻机构打开了机遇。我们利用Schedler的信息不确定性概念来捕捉混合制度的认识论不稳定，以及政治行为者控制公共知识的策略。区分媒体混合性的三个维度-经济，文化和技术-我们展示了新的混合媒体环境如何显着增加混合政治的动荡性和政治参与者的信息不确定性。我们的经验分析基于2016年至2019年期间在黎巴嫩和突尼斯进行的71次半结构化采访。该材料揭示了利用混合政治内部矛盾来追求自己的议程的记者所采用的广泛策略。黎巴嫩与突尼斯之间的比较还强调了使或限制新闻机构发展的背景条件，例如客户关系，经济资源和民间社会联盟。我们的经验分析基于2016年至2019年期间在黎巴嫩和突尼斯进行的71次半结构化采访。该材料揭示了利用混合政治内部矛盾来追求自己的议程的记者所采用的广泛策略。黎巴嫩与突尼斯之间的比较还强调了使或限制新闻机构发展的背景条件，例如客户关系，经济资源和民间社会联盟。我们的经验分析基于2016年至2019年期间在黎巴嫩和突尼斯进行的71次半结构化采访。该材料揭示了利用混合政治内部矛盾来追求自己的议程的记者所采用的广泛策略。黎巴嫩与突尼斯之间的比较还强调了使或限制新闻机构发展的背景条件，例如客户关系，经济资源和民间社会联盟。