Deena El-Rashed

Tweeting a War: How One Journalist Is Using Twitter in Afghanistan

February 18, 2012

http://mashable.com/2012/02/20/afghanistan-twitter/

This article best exemplifies the pivotal role that Twitter has undertaken in the field of journalism. In particular, it discusses its role in reporting on the war in Afghanistan.  Journalists like Mustafa Kazemi are able to report the news as it is happening, keeping their readers up to date with on the minute developments.

Also, it allows them a certain amount of anonymity and freedom that they otherwise would not be able to enjoy working for a conventional media outlet in a nation characterized by censorship and a lack of freedom of speech. According to blogger Alex Fizpatrick, journalists in Afghanistan face pressures to not report on subjects pertaining to the government and governmental practices but twitter allows them the forum to share information beyond the far-reaching arm of the government.

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