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Ousama ItaniNew Media, Al JazeeraTwitter: @itanioGoogle+ [email protected]
Reporting Revolutions:How Al Jazeera Spread the News in Times of Unrest
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How do we begin to deal with this?
Changing News Habits
Flickr: Thomas Hawk
Trust People Trust People
New(s) Ecosystem
A Virtuous CircleParticipatory Culture
Arab UprisingsCase Study
#sidibouzid
#Tunisia
The Revolution was televised….
…You were just watching the wrong
channel
"I’m making this video to give you one simple message. We want to go down to Tahrir Square on January 25. If we still have honor and we want to live in dignity on this land, we have to go down on January 25… Whoever says it’s not worth it because there will only be a handful of people, I want to tell him you are the reason behind this, and you are a traitor just like the president or any security cop who beats us in the streets. Your presence with us will make a difference, a big difference! ”
- Asma Mahfouz Posted online 18th January
#Egypt
#jan25
People’s Revolution
"Chessboard" by Angus McIntyreArt on a wall near Tahrir Square
Views from the ground…
Making Sense of it All…
(information – noise) + context
= accurate reporting
“Micro Reporting”
Live Blog
Promoted Tweets
Driving the conversation...
http://aje.me/ajelive
Most tweeted link
Live Streaming…
Going to our audience
JANUARY 28
Facebook Livestream
YouTube Livestream
Driving online viewership….
Listening to our audience…
Building a community….
Creative Commons…
Building Trust & Credibility
#demandAlJazeera
Call to Action
Grass Roots Involvement….
Becoming the news….
Why...?
Flickr: Thomas Hawk
Trust People Trust People
but...
Syria… Libya… Yemen…
The news continues
to change…
reporting a revolution needs
a reporting revolution
Questions?
Ousama ItaniNew Media, Al JazeeraTwitter: @itanioGoogle+ [email protected]
Reporting Revolutions:How Al Jazeera Spread the News in Times of Unrest