Citizen Journalism
Social Media and the Syrian
Revolution
100

Blog that showed a good story was more important than fact-checking

What is "The Gay Girl in Damascus"?
100

What were 3 social media platforms the Syrian government thought were threatening?

What is Facebook, Youtube and Blogs

200

Two main sources used by the New York Times

What are the Local Coordination Committees (LLC) and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR)?

200

Who were Syrian policeman targeting at the protests?

What is protestors who were visibly taking videos and photographs

300

What did the New York Times use to protect its credibility in articles published about the Syrian conflict?

What is a disclaimer?

300

What specific thing did activists utilize later on in the protests and how did they utilize it without getting caught by the police?

What is small cameras that were hidden in shirt buttons, pens, ties and glasses and installed them in cars and shop doors to film police violations

400

Major reason that the New York Times depended on citizen journalism during the Arab Uprisings

What is the ban on international reporters?

400

Why did bloggers not have a big role during the revolutions?

What is fear of getting arrested, harm to their families and exposure of identity 

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