Social Media and the Politics of Reportage

Saba Bebawi, Swinburne University of Technology, AustraliaEvgeniya Boklage, Free University of Berlin, GermanyDiana Bossio, Swinburne University in Melbourne, AustraliaAxel Bruns, Queensland University of Technology, AustraliaTim Highfield, Queensland University of Technology, AustraliaRobert Imre, University of Newcastle, AustraliaStephen Owen, University of Newcastle, AustraliaMervi Pantti, University of Helsinki, FinlandWilliam Lafi Youmans, George Washington University, USA

• List of Figures Notes on Contributors Acknowledgements Introduction; Saba Bebawi and Diana Bossio PART I: INTERACTIONS AND CHALLENGES 1. Journalism during the Arab Spring: Interactions and Challenges; Diana Bossio 2. The Arab Spring on Twitter: Language Communities in #egypt and #libya; Axel Bruns and Tim Highfield 3. Al Jazeera English's Networked Journalism During the 2011 Egyptian Uprising; William Lafi Youmans PART II: POLITICAL EFFECTS 4. Syrian Activists in Russia: The limits of Visibility in a Hostile Host Country; Mervi Pantti and Evgeniya Boklage 5. Twitter-ized Revolution: Extending the Governance Empire; Robert Imre and Stephen Owen PART III: PREDICTING THE FUTURE 6. A Shift in Media Power: The Mediated Public Sphere During the 'Arab Spring'; Saba Bebawi Index

Social Media and the Politics of Reportage explores the role of social media, such as Facebook, Twitter and blogs, within the field of global journalism with a focus on the recent protests during the 'Arab Spring'. The book is timely as it deals with the transforming media landscape during crisis reporting as a result of the rise of social media news coverage and usage. Specifically, this book focuses on the journalistic challenges, issues and opportunities that have risen as a result of social media increasingly being used as a form of crisis reporting.