Read the excerpt from The Role of Social Media in the
Arab Uprisings" by Heather Brown, Emily Guskin, and
Amy Mitchell.
In July 2012 a report was published by the United States
Institute of Peace.
.. 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 uprisings.
Data from the Pew Research Center's Global Attitudes
Project at least somewhat supports this conclusion with
its findings that the majority of Egyptians are not online.
Nearly two-thirds (65%) of the total population do not use
the internet. When looking specifically at those with a
college education, use of social media for obtaining
political information is more prevalent than in other
segments of the population. Though most of the country
Mark this and return
What types of evidence do the authors use in this
excerpt? Select three options.
O research related to the popular use of social media in
Egypt
O a statistic supporting the claim that social media use in
Egypt is not widespread
O testimony about how social media use has changed in
Egypt
O an example that compares how traditional media and
social media handle a news story
O data related to the decline of social media use after the
Arab Spring