War of words: Social media's role in provoking revolutionary change

Assessing the impact of social technologies on the winter uprisings in the Middle East is complicated. In the midst of the revolutions in Libya, Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain and other autocracies, pundits attributed the spreading demands for democracy to Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Here, Schipu and Ke...

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Published inPublic Relations Tactics Vol. 18; no. 4; p. 10
Main Authors Schipul, Ed, Keeney, Daniel
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Public Relations Society of America, Incorporated 01.04.2011
Subjects
Democracy
Governmental reform
Revolutions
Social networks
Middle East
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Summary:Assessing the impact of social technologies on the winter uprisings in the Middle East is complicated. In the midst of the revolutions in Libya, Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain and other autocracies, pundits attributed the spreading demands for democracy to Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Here, Schipu and Keeney talk about social media's role in provoking revolutionary change. According to them, this seriously oversimplified the complex web of economic, cultural and political factors that contributed to these demands for change.
ISSN:1080-6792