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Publication details [#59637]
Abdullah, Mohd Yusof Hj., Normah Mustaffa, Abdul Latiff Ahmad, Fauziah Ahmad, Dafrizal Samsudin, Faridah Ibrahim, Chang Peng Kee and A.H. Badrul Redzuan. 2015. Social media and the arab spring. Dissemination of information among Malaysians. Journal of Asian Pacific Communication 25 (2) : 220–230.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
Place, Publisher
John Benjamins
Journal DOI
10.1075/japc
Annotation
The year 2010 has seen the rise of West Asia with the Arab Spring phenomena. The event has triggered the solidarity of at least 8 countries in the region of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and has seen the ousting of Hosni Mubarak’s regime. Malaysia is emotionally attached to Egypt through religion, economy and education which has led Malaysians to track the event. In the meantime, the media is seen as the catalyst towards the rise of the people there. The democratic system depends very much on free, accurate and responsible flow of credible information. The flow of information has brought huge changes in the communications aspect. This article will discuss the impact of social media as the main source of information channel among Malaysians during the massive uprise in Egypt.