Egypt revolution

Aah, citizen journalism and social media... the trends that have professional photojournalists clutching their Nikons in fear. Well, kinda.The power of social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook to spread news, share photos, and videos of events and organise protest actions (most notably during the Arab Spring) is well documented. ...

Though the protests failed to overthrow the regime, it was in Iran that the true might of the internet as a tool for freedom was unleashed. In Iran the powers that be, led by controversial President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has had a somewhat less than warm view towards the internet. In ...

The recent Egyptian revolution which saw the overthrow of former President Mubarak garnered world wide publicity with millions of viewers tuning in to Al Jazeera for live broadcasting on the day-to-day events.The online global interest saw the media conglomerate of the Middle East reach peak records in traffic to ...

Cellphones, social media and easy internet access ( in some cases), energetic youth and years of pent-up anger seems to be a toxic mix for authoritarian regimes in the Middle East.In clip after clip of footage from the street protests that have been sweeping the region, demonstrators -- mostly young ...

Drawing her inspiration from the revolutions driven by social media in Tunisia and Egypt, Myanmar's long-suffering opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said she wants to join other pro-democracy activists by using Twitter and Facebook.For most of the past 20 years until her release from house arrest in November, virtually ...