With the advance of pro-government forces on the Syrian city of Aleppo and a tenuous ceasefire negotiation taking place in Munich, we break format this week with a special edition of The Listening Post.
It has been nearly five years since the fighting began and if you follow the Syria coverage you will find yourself entangled in a spider's web of conflicting narratives.
Between Syrian state media, myriad opposition outlets, and international media - with a growing vested interest in Syria - getting an accurate picture of the country is near impossible. Helping us to navigate through the complexities of the coverage we talk to Hayvi Bouzo - correspondent at Orient TV; Omar Al Ghazzi - Media Scholar at University of Sheffield; Habib Bhatta, editor at The Beirut Report and journalist Nabih Bulos.
Our second report focuses on exiled Syrian journalists who are covering the war from neighbouring Turkey, in southern cities like Gaziantep and Urfa.
By setting up media stations there, the journalists are informing those still inside Syria about anything from where the front lines are; the effect that the fighting on the price of gasoline; what goods and necessities are in short supply and updates on the latest civilian casualties.
However, when dealing with a group like ISIL, reporting from across the border is no guarantee of safety.
The Listening Post's Will Yong reports on the Syrian journalists who got out - and are sending the news back in.
