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Morozov: Twitter Was Not Magic Key to Egypt's Revolution

Morozov: Twitter Was Not Magic Key to Egypt's Revolution

Harvard professor Stephen M. Walt and author Evgeny Morozov discuss the media's obsession with the role Twitter and other social networking tools played during the protests in Iran, Tunisia, and Egypt. Morozov argues that the social media news angle was simply "low-hanging fruit" for mainstream media outlets.

Morozov: Twitter Was Not Magic Key to Egypt's Revolution

Harvard professor Stephen M. Walt and author Evgeny Morozov discuss the media's obsession with the role Twitter and other social networking tools played during the protests in Iran, Tunisia, and Egypt. Morozov argues that the social media news angle was simply "low-hanging fruit" for mainstream media outlets.

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