Question

read the excerpt from \the role of social media in the arab uprisings\ by heather brown, emily guskin, and amy mitchell. almost immediately after the arab uprisings began, there was debate over the role and influence of social media in the ouster of tunisian president zine el abidine ben ali and the imminent overthrow of egyptian president hosni mubarak. in covering what some deemed the facebook or twitter revolutions, the media focused heavily on young protesters mobilizing in the streets in political opposition, smartphones in hand. and since then, the violent and sectarian unrest in syria has brought increased attention to the role of citizen journalism. social media indeed played a part in the arab uprisings. networks formed online were crucial in organizing a core group of activists, specifically in egypt. civil society what evidence could be used to support the authors claims in this excerpt? select three options. tweets (twitter messages) describing the overthrow of ben ali at the time it happened verifiable facts that help explain that social media has little effect on citizen journalism speeches that give biographical accounts of the life and accomplishments of mubarak journal entries from a student describing how social media helped him join a protest quotations from experts on social media use during uprisings within the arab world

Explanation:

1. Tweets describing the overthrow of Ben Ali at the time can directly show social media's role during the uprising, supporting the authors' claims about social media in the Arab uprisings.
2. Journal entries from a student about how social media helped join a protest provide a personal account of social media's role in mobilization, relevant to the authors' discussion.
3. Quotations from experts on social media use during Arab uprisings can offer authoritative insights to support the claims about social media's role.

The other options: Verifiable facts about social media having little effect on citizen journalism contradict the authors' implication of social media's role. Speeches about Mubarak's biography are irrelevant to social media's role in the uprisings.

Answer:

• tweets (Twitter messages) describing the overthrow of Ben Ali at the time it happened
• journal entries from a student describing how social media helped him join a protest
• quotations from experts on social media use during uprisings within the Arab world