Question

read the excerpt from \the role of social media in the arab uprisings\ by heather brown, emily guskin, and amy mitchell.

now, research is emerging that reexamines in a more detailed way the role that social media played in the arab uprisings.

in july 2012 a report was published by the united states institute of peace based on an extensive content analysis of bit.ly links from the uprisings in tunisia, egypt, libya, and bahrain. bit.ly links, or short urls, are predominantly used in social media such as twitter. the authors came to some conclusions that countered the initial assumption that social media was a causal mechanism in the uprisings.

instead, the study suggests that the importance of social media was in communicating to the rest of the world what was happening on the ground during the

what reasons do the authors give to support their claim about the importance of social media in the arab uprisings? select two options.

□ the description of social media as a causal mechanism

□ the explanation that most egyptians do not use the technology

□ the clarification that twitter is relatively new and frequently used

□ the fact that information from bit.ly links was shared around the world

□ the detail that a us institute collected data in multiple countries

Explanation:

1. The excerpt states the study counters the idea social media was a causal mechanism, so this option is incorrect.
2. The text does not mention most Egyptians not using social media, so this option is incorrect.
3. The excerpt focuses on bit.ly links' role, not Twitter's newness/frequency of use, so this option is incorrect.
4. The excerpt says social media's importance was communicating events to the rest of the world, which aligns with bit.ly link information being shared globally.
5. The extensive, multi-country data collection by the US Institute of Peace provides credible evidence to support the study's claim about social media's role.

Answer:

• the fact that information from bit.ly links was shared around the world
• the detail that a US institute collected data in multiple countries