The ‘story’ of digital excess in revolutions of the Arab Spring

Journal of Media Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 189-196

  Ray, Tapas ^a  

^a AMITY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Arab media; Arab Spring; Information overload; Media practice; Narrative; Political practice; Social media

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867638896     PISSN: 14682753     EISSN: 20400926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1386/jmpr.12.2.189_1     Document Type: Article

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