Nprs andy carvin takes twitter break to write book. The book itself is divided into chapters, with each chapter covering a different country of the arab spring starting with tunisia and ending with syria and within each chapter is a number of personal narratives written by people who were participating in the revolutions. For more on social media and the arab spring, see the book distant witness, by andy carvin. The phone that helped andy carvin report the arab spring is.
Did twitter and facebook cause the tunisian revolution and the protests in egypt. The end of postcolonialism by hamid dabashi, a rage for order. Mar 19, 2017 egyptian political satirist bassem youssef on media and the arab spring bassem youssef is often compared to jon stewart as a political satirist. For the last two years ive worked as a virtual news anchor covering the arab spring. Workshop performances on friday, may 8, and saturday, may 9, represent a more formalized scripting. May 29, 2012 however and perhaps unfortunately the arab spring, since its inception, is increasingly being debated within the context of how the united states can help, shape or expedite it and how u. The phone that helped andy carvin report the arab spring.
Part memoir, part history, the book includes intimate stories of the revolutionaries who fought for freedom on the streets and across the internet stories that would have never been recorded. Michele dunne, middle east program director at the carnegie endowment for international peace, speaks with npr s mary louise kelly about the late egyptian dictator hosni mubarak and the arab spring. In his new book, ghonim explains how social media helped transform his country. Social media made the arab spring, but couldnt save it. Egypt this guide lists online and print sources for what has become known as the arab spring, the popular revolutionary wave in the middle east and north africa that started in december 2010. During the arab spring, activists touted social media and the internet as a means of spreading democracy.
For a broader description of just how gamechanging the revolutions in egypt, tunisia and elsewhere in the middle east may be, see thomas friedmans. How facebook, twitter, and camera phones changed the egyptian armys response to revolution u. Part memoir, part history, the book includes intimate stories of the revolutionaries who fought for freedom on the streets and across the internet stories that would have never been recorded before the. Clay shirky did an interesting short interview for the annenberg eye on the middle east program nov.
He talks to npr s lulu garcianavarro about his new book, revolution for dummies. Digital media and the arab spring oxford scholarship. May 04, 2015 in 20, carvin published a book by the same name. His new book details how social media was used to report events in the arab world in 2011, and more. Andy carvin senior fellow atlantic council linkedin. Npr s andy carvin is redefining how news is disseminated, distributed, shared, and consumed. Npr s social media strategist, carvin used twitter during the arab spring to communicate with protesters in the middle east and verify eyewitness accounts from the front lines, most of the time. Did nprs andy carvin overreach his twitter calling on.
The arab spring has largely affected the politics in the middle east. Part memoir, part history, the book includes intimate stories of the revolutionaries who fought for freedom on the streets and across the internet stories that would have never been recorded before. Emu theater and social media classes, led by professors justin poole and paulette moore, initially adapted the book for the stage in the fall of 2014. Carvin became a oneman social media hub on the arab spring, but the school shooting exposed flaws in his retweet method mon 17 dec 2012 14. Social media, the arab spring and a journalism revolution by andy carvin. Distant witness by andy carvin nook book ebook barnes. Carvin cultivated twitter and social media sources into a new form of journalism this time, civilians on the ground controlled the news. Did nprs andy carvin overreach his twitter calling on newtown. The history of the modern world could read as a history of ways of arguing, social media guru clay shirky says.
In this book, npr social media chief andy carvin the man who tweets revolutions offers a unique firstperson recap of the arab spring. While tunisia is arguably the only country that was able to find some sort of success from the uprisings, most of the other countries were not as lucky. The npr reporter and strategist tracked the arab spring events in real time, from thousands of miles away in washington. While the uprising in tunisia led to some improvements in the country from a humanrights perspective, not all of the nations that witnessed such social and political. The intense, ebullient energy of the arab spring is captured in this debut focusing on the role of social media in the uprisings that swept the middle east in 2011. It then quickly spread to countries throughout the middle east and north africa. Social media, the arab spring and a journalism revolution, carvin explains how he cultivated social media. The event set off uprisings across north africa and the. Andy carvin had unusual access to the people and events of the arab spring. The role of social media in the arab spring, a revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests in the middle east and north africa between 2010 and 2012, remains a highly debated subject. He spoke to global journalist host david reed about his new book.
He recently published a book about his work, distant witness. Npr strategist discusses tweeting the arab spring kbia. Atlantic council names andy carvin as senior fellow at digital. A report by jeffrey ghannam to the center for international media assistance.
Npr during the arab spring, activists touted social media and the internet as a means of spreading democracy. March 10, 2017 how americas idea of illegal immigration doesnt always match reality. Npr senior strategist became known as the man who tweets revolutions during the arab spring. Nprs andy carvin is redefining how news is disseminated, distributed, shared, and consumed. He begins that chronicle with the april 6, 2008, textileworker strike in the city of. The impact of the arab spring concerns protests or by the way attempts to organize growing protest movements that were inspired by or similar to the arab spring in the arab majority states of north africa and the middle east, according to commentators, organisers, and critics. In his new book, ghonim explains how social media helped transform his. Social media, the arab spring and a journalism revolution.
But introducing cyberspace into a country doesnt always bring freedom, argues cyrus. Nprs oneman twitter news bureau on his process, the arab spring. A year of revolution a year ago, a tunisian fruitseller set himself on fire after being humiliated by a police officer. Social media, the arab spring and a journalism revolution andy carvin. The arab spring bbc two social media in the arab world. Dec 17, 2012 carvin became a oneman social media hub on the arab spring, but the school shooting exposed flaws in his retweet method mon 17 dec 2012 14. Tahrir documents tahrir documents is an ongoing effort to archive and translate activist papers from the 2011 egyptian uprising and its aftermath. The arab spring and the middle east 1981 words 8 pages. Pollocks look at egypts social movements doesnt go as far back into the history as his study of tunisia. The authors use the term new media instead and not social media in the report. But the past five years have shown that liberty isnt the only. Michele dunne, middle east program director at the carnegie endowment for international peace, speaks with nprs mary louise kelly about the late egyptian dictator hosni mubarak and the arab spring.
Politics comes first gadi wolfsfeld 1, elad segev2, and tamir sheafer3 abstract the goal of this article is to place the role that social media plays in collective action within a more general theoretical structure, using the events of the arab spring as a case study. Apr 01, 2014 carvin, a social media strategist at npr in the us, emerged as a key broker of information on twitter during the arab spring. A young egyptian woman stops in front of the kasr al nile bridge that leads to tahrir square, on the fifth anniversary anniversary of the 2011 uprising, in cairo, egypt, on january 25, 2016. But hes not there, and neither are most other western observers weighing in on. Andy carvin, journalist in residence at green college, will talk about his pioneering work using social media to cover the arab spring. The event set off uprisings across north africa and the middle east known as the arab spring. Npr and dozens of member stations are searching for public statements on twitter and facebook, on lawmakers websites and in interviews with public media or other news organizations. These skeptics point out that the protests in egypt didnt reach critical mass until after the mubarak regime blocked internet access and limited mobile communication. The arab spring carried the promise that social media and the internet were going to unleash a new wave of positive social change. Just after he logged his 100,000th tweet, npr s andy carvin told people on twitter that hes taking the week off so he can work on a book about covering the arab spring via social media. Online arab spring responds to this question, considering five countries. The book asks why the penetration rate for social media differs in different countries. He talks to nprs lulu garcianavarro about his new book, revolution for dummies. The focus of this essay is to provide an analysis of the effect of social media on the arab spring uprising in egypt in 2011.
Social media pioneer andy carvin drew high praise from fellow journalists for his coverage of the revolutions in tunisia, egypt, libya and syria. Women rewriting the rules of reporting in the arab world. Egypt, libya, jordan, yemen, and tunisia, along with additional examples. The arab spring and the middle east 1511 words bartleby. Part memoir, part history, the book includes intimate stories of the revolutionaries who fought for freedom on the streets and across the internet stories that would have never been recorded before the days of social media. One year before protests took down tunisias autocrat, paul rivlin wrote in his book, arab economies in the twentyfirst century, tunisia is in many respects a model for other arab countries to follow. How bashar assad is trying to win the peace in syria. The phone that helped andy carvin report the arab spring is now. In the embryonic, ever evolving era of social media when milestones come by the day, if not by the second june 8, 2010, has secured a rightful place in history. How facebook, twitter, and camera phones changed the egyptian armys response to revolution.
Feb 23, 20 npr senior strategist became known as the man who tweets revolutions during the arab spring. What has now been coined the arab spring began with protests in tunisia in late 2010. Public users can however freely search the site and view the abstracts and keywords for each book and chapter. Social media, the arab spring and a journalism revolution, carvin explains how he cultivated social media sources into a new form of journalism where civilians on the. I am andy carvin, and i use social media to cover arab. From 2010 to 20, andy served as a virtual correspondent for national public radio npr, embedding with revolutionaries and rebel groups across the middle east, all while connecting with them via a computer in washington, dc. What is the role of social media on fundamental change in arab countries in the middle east and north africa. Austin npr s social media lead andy carvin, who created an influential twitter following of activists during the arab spring, which acted as a sort of alternative news network around the events, says that being part of the audience and sharing generosity, knowledge and skill is key, in this interview with beet. Twitter, facebook and youtubes role in arab spring. Social media archive focusing on syria, yemen, egypt, bahrain, libya, and south sudan between 2011 and 2014. Arab spring middle east and north africa by the global. Carvin became a oneman social media hub on the arab spring, but the.
A foreign correspondent reflects on the arab spring dec. In early 20, andy released the book distant witness. If youre unfamiliar with carvins work, he is the senior strategist, social media desk at npr better known as the virtual news anchor covering the arab spring from his bank of computer screens in dc. Egyptian political satirist bassem youssef on media and the arab spring bassem youssef is often compared to jon stewart as a political satirist. Kelly mcevers is cohost of all things considered, npr s awardwinning afternoon newsmagazine, and her new podcast, embedded, launches march 31. He is also the author of the newly released distant witness. Oct 17, 2011 just after he logged his 100,000th tweet, nprs andy carvin told people on twitter that hes taking the week off so he can work on a book about covering the arab spring via social media. His new book, distant witness, outlines his experience. Nprs social media strategist, carvin used twitter during the arab spring to. A gripping, intimate story of how social media and the arab spring have caused a revolution in journalism. Carvin has authored a book on the is work around the arab spring. Social media, the arab spring and a journalism revolution, carvin explains how he cultivated social media sources into a. So, was facebook responsible for the arab spring after all. An update on the project in 2016how it felt to live in the arab world five years after the arab spring.
Part memoir, part history, the book includes intimate stories of the revolutionaries who fought for freedom on the streets and across the internet stories that would have never been recorded before the days of. The role of social media in the arab uprisings pew. Andy carvin social media, the arab spring and a journalism. Oct 30, 20 nprs social media strategist, carvin used twitter during the arab spring to communicate with protesters in the middle east and verify eyewitness accounts from the front lines, most of the time. Some in the media lost their lives for the art of the images that. Carvin wasnt there, but as a national public radio strategist he followed the. How an egyptian revolution began on facebook the new. Carvin, a social media strategist at npr in the us, emerged as a key broker of information on twitter during the arab spring. It concerns the us government role in instigating, funding and coordinating the arab spring revolutions. Jul 29, 2019 the palestinian writer and freepress advocate asmaa alghoul recalls some of the romance that attended the early days of the arab spring protests. Uprisings occurred in states regardless of their levels of internet usage, with some states with high levels of internet usage such as bahrain, with 88% of its population online in 2011 experiencing. Nprs andy carvin takes twitter break to write book about. Jul 18, 2012 some observers argued that the role of social media in the arab spring was overstated, and that it was simply one communication tool of many used by activists. The influence of social media on political activism during the arab spring has, however, been much debated.
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