Question 5 of 10 • Summer - English Language Arts 10 - CR
Read the excerpt from "The Role of Social Media in the Arab Uprisings" by Heather Brown, Emily Guskin, and Amy Mitchell.Almost immediately after the Arab uprisings began, there was debate over the role and influence of social media in the ouster of Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and the imminent overthrow of [Egyptian president Hosni] Mubarak . In covering what some deemed the Facebook or Twitter revolutions, the media focused heavily on young protesters mobilizing in the streets in
Answer
D
During the Arab uprisings, media outlets focused on young protesters, who were unimportant in the struggle.
M
Media descriptions of the Arab uprisings related to Facebook or Twitter diminished interest in citizen journalism.
S
Social media affected the Arab uprisings, but its impact was not felt as strongly in Egypt as in other countries.
S
Social media affected the Arab uprisings, but its impact was not what the news media originally thought it was.