Social media and the politics of reportage :  the 'Arab Spring' / 
edited by Saba Bebawi and Diana Bossio 
 - London :  Palgrave Macmillan,  2014 
 - (xii, 141 p.) 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references 
<br/><br/> 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 arisen as a result of social media increasingly being used as a form of crisis reporting. The 'Arab Spring' has been represented in the mainstream media as a 'social media revolution'; the hyperbole of headlines claims a seismic shift away from the traditional news correspondence and towards an era of citizen journalism and social media reporting. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>978-1-137-36139-4 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>070.43091741