Question

read the excerpt from \the role of social media in the arab uprisings\ by heather brown, emily guskin, and amy mitchell. twitter, facebook and other new media offer ways for the arab - american news media to reach audiences, but also pose a threat to smaller outlets. in addition to keeping up with the online presence of larger news organizations, arab - american media are forced to compete with user - generated content that is rapidly available to audiences. the utility of social media in accessing information became clear during the arab uprisings and events such as egypts parliamentary and presidential elections. however, suzanne manneh of new america media points out that the credibility of this information is difficult to verify \depending on where its from, to whom its attributed, and especially when various events are happening very quickly.\ which statement best expresses the authors claim? social media poses a threat to more traditional media outlets. traditional media can find truthful information within social media posts. social media content is difficult to create and publish. social media is generally a credible source of information.

Explanation:

The text discusses how Arab - American media has to compete with user - generated content (from social media) and also mentions that traditional media can use social media. The first option only focuses on the threat aspect without the positive (reach audiences). The third option about difficulty in creating social media content is not the main claim. The fourth option about credibility is contradicted (credibility is hard to verify). The second option aligns with the text's mention of traditional media (Arab - American media which is a type of traditional media in this context) using social media (user - generated content) as a source (even if there are challenges).

Answer:

Traditional media can find truthful information within social media posts.