We look at the role of the internet in the Tunisian uprising and ask if Lebanon is on the brink of civil war.
From: The Listening Post
The revolution was not televised…
Social media helped tell the story of Tunisia’s unrest, but Western news outlets were slow to grasp its significance.
22 Jan 2011
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