Read the excerpt from "The Role of Social Media in the Arab Uprisings" by Heather Brown, Emily Guskin, and Amy Mitchell.
Now, research is emerging that reexamines in a more detailed way the role that social media played in the Arab uprisings.
In July 2012 a report was published by the United States Institute of Peace based on an extensive content analysis of bit.ly links from the uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Bahrain. Bit.ly links, or short URLs, are predominantly used in social media such as Twitter. The authors came to some conclusions that countered the initial assumption that social media was a causal mechanism in the uprisings.
Instead, the study suggests that the importance of social media was in communicating to the rest of the world what was happening on the ground during the uprisings. "New [or social] media outlets that use bit.ly links are more likely to spread information outside of the region than inside it, acting like a megaphone more than a rallying cry."
Data from the Pew Research Center’s Global Attitudes Project at least somewhat supports this conclusion with its findings that the majority of Egyptians are not online. Nearly two-thirds (65%) of the total population do not use the internet.
What reasons do the authors give to support their claim about the importance of social media in the Arab uprisings? Select TWO options.
A) the description of social media as a causal mechanism
*B) the explanation that most Egyptians do not use the technology
C) the clarification that Twitter is relatively new and frequently used
*D) the fact that information from bit.ly links was shared around the world
E) the detail that a US institute collected data in multiple countries
Answer is B & C (this is the question that ask you to select TWO options)
Answers
Answer:
Explanation:
The authors arrived at certain conclusions that countered the underlying presumption that social media was a contributory mechanism in the uprisings.
Rather, the research proposes that the significance of online networking was in imparting to the remainder of the world what was going on the ground during the uprisings. "A new [or social] news sources that utilizes bit.ly connections are bound to spread data outside of the district than inside it, acting like an megaphone in excess of a reviving cry."
Information from the Pew Research Center's Worldwide Frames of mind Venture at any rate to some degree underpins this end with its discoveries that most of Egyptians are not on the web. About two-thirds (65%) of the complete populace don't utilize the web. When taking a gander at those with a college education, utilization of online networking for getting political data is more common than in different fragments of the populace. In spite of the fact that the majority of the nation is disengaged from the web, 84% of the individuals who are online state they visit person to person communication destinations for news about Egypt's political circumstance. These discoveries point to internet based life's significant job in spreading data, however don't really show that web based life was a preparing power in the uprisings.
Going along data is a significant piece of the news procedure. Prior PEJ study finds the job of Twitter in scattering breaking news isn't restricted to the Arab uprisings – the passing of Whitney Houston, for instance, was declared on Twitter 55 minutes before the AP affirming the story.
Answer:
The answer is option B and C.
B) the explanation that most Egyptians do not use the technology
B) the explanation that most Egyptians do not use the technology C) the clarification that Twitter is relatively new and frequently used
Explanation:
- Now, exploration is arising that reexamines in a more detailed way the part that social media played in the Arab revolutions.
- In July 2012 a report was published by the United States Institute of Peace grounded on an expansive content analysis of bit.ly links from the revolutions Indonesia,Egypt, Libya, and Bahrain.
- Bit.ly links, or short URLs, are generally used in social media similar as Twitter.
- The authors came to some conclusions that combated the original supposition that social media was a unproductive medium in the revolutions.
- Rather, the study suggests that the significance of social media was in communicating to the rest of the world what was passing on the ground during the revolutions.
- " New( or social) media outlets that usebit.ly links are more likely to spread information outside of the region than inside it, acting like a megaphone further than a marshaling cry."
- Data from the Pew Research Center’s Global stations Project at least kindly supports this conclusion with its findings that the maturity of Egyptians aren't online.
- Nearly two- thirds( 65) of the total population don't use the internet.
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