Octavia Nasr: Social media were a “megaphone” for the Arab Spring

(original source IJNet) 

Former CNN journalist Octavia Nasr believes that an Arab media awakening is in the making.

IJNet talked to the ex-Middle East correspondent Nasr about social media ethics and the influence of social media on the Arab Spring. In the first part of our interview, Nasr stressed the importance of protection for journalists from social media flame wars.

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