Question

What is the claim in this excerpt? During the Arab uprisings, media outlets focused on young protesters, who were unimportant in the struggle. Media descriptions of the Arab uprisings related to Facebook or Twitter diminished interest in citizen journalism. Social media affected the Arab Spring, but its impact was not felt as strongly in Egypt as in other countries. Social media affected the Arab Spring, but its impact was not what the news media originally thought it wa

Answer 1

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Arab Spring is those revolts and uprising that caused upheaval in North Africa and Middle East during the 2010s.

Explanation:

The young generation who protested in the Arab Spring were less known. Their stories were less heard. So media through the social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram etc spread their stories to the world.

As a result, the local journalism fell down. No one was interested in reading the local magazines and newspaper that only focused on the popular protesting figures. Their stories were known but the young protestor gained new followers who wanted to see their struggle.

Answer 2

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D) Social media affected the Arab Spring, but its impact was not what the news media originally thought it was.