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The death of Osama bin Laden: Social media timeline

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Followup 2: The death of Osama bin Laden

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Followup 1: The death of Osama bin Laden

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PANEL: From Revolution to Evolution — How Emerging Media Empower Democracy

Social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube may not be the reason for the wave of democratic revolution sweeping across Northern Africa and the Middle East, but it is certainly the platform for giving voice to a previously unheard public outcry. As part of International Week, the George Mason University Communication Department and the […]

GMU Panel — From Revolution to Evolution: How Emerging Media Empower Democracy

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NPR’s Andy Carvin on the impact of Twitter on journalism

Twitter and Facebook have been conduits of information throughout the protests in the Arab world. But that news has been atomized, second by second accounts coming from hundreds of unknown sources. Into that relentless stream has stepped NPR’s Andy Carvin, who’s become a one-stop clearinghouse of news by vetting sources and trying to verify individual […]

Is the world obsessed with Facebook?

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