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Connective Digital Networks Connective Digital Networks
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Digital Discontent Digital Discontent
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The Silent Opposition The Silent Opposition
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Into the Storm Into the Storm
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Cherchez Al Jazeera Cherchez Al Jazeera
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Conclusion Conclusion
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7 Mediatizing the Revolution: The Appeal of Social Networks
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Published:August 2015
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Abstract
This chapter maps out online micro-practices that favored the inconspicuous entry of the youth into the political arena. Focusing on the immersive use of social media platforms like Facebook, it identifies alternative forms of political action and highlights the emergence of media-induced counter-politics that appealed to a generation of aspiring digital natives who resented the state’s intrusion in their everyday lives. Having mapped out the extent to which social media took hold among a segment of the population, this chapter then shifts the focus to the popular protests that swept Tunisia at the end of 2010 and the beginning of 2011, paying special attention to the way media was used and consumed during the revolution. The chapter also explores the significance of a new communication environment that is defined by the increased interpenetration between social media networks, citizen journalism, and satellite television. Focusing on how Al Jazeera’s antiestablishment inclination and openness to new information and communication technologies connected with cyber-activism, the chapter also demonstrates how hybrid communication practices that involve new and legacy media are redefining the category of the political.
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