Question

Read the excerpt from "The Role of Social Media in the Arab Uprisings" by Heather Brown, Emily Guskin, and Amy Mitchell.

Twitter, Facebook and other new media offer ways for the Arab-American news media to reach audiences, but also pose a threat to smaller outlets. In addition to keeping up with the online presence of larger news organizations, Arab-American media are forced to compete with user-generated content that is rapidly available to audiences. The utility of social media in accessing information became clear during the Arab uprisings and events such as Egypt’s parliamentary and presidential elections. However, [Suzanne] Manneh of New America Media points out that the credibility of this information is difficult to verify "depending on where it’s from, to whom it’s attributed, [and] especially when various events are happening very quickly."

Arab-American news outlets find they must compete with this abundance of online content in order to evolve alongside readers who are increasingly turning to the internet for information.

Which statement best expresses the authors' claim?

Social media poses a threat to more traditional media outlets.
Traditional media can find truthful information within social media posts.
Social media content is difficult to create and publish.
Social media is generally a credible source of information.

Answer 1

Answer:

Social media poses a threat to more traditional media outlets.


Explanation:

The statement that best expresses the author’s claim is:

Social media poses a threat to more traditional media outlets.


This is because, throughout the excerpt, the author continuously tries to explain how social media is trying to impact the world with all kinds of new, credible and non-credible. He also explains how certain sections of the world are actually not being able to segregate between credible and non-credible news.