Social Media and Protest Information: A Case Study of Facebook

Zaid Hussain
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The role of social media in Pakistan has become a favorite domain for researchers in media. In this study, it has been explored that how Facebook is being used as a tool for acquiring protest information.Pakistan, as a country with toppling democracies, religious extremism,sectarian hatred, and a flawed judicial system, has seen many protests to date. Often these protests take the shape of riots or are on the verge of leading to riots. At such a stage, the government, in an attempt to cool down the situation, restricts the media organizations from giving coverage to such protests and riots. This study aims to find the use of Facebook by people as an alternative to acquire protest information.To see how Facebook is replacing mainstream media in case of protest information.
社交媒体与抗议信息:以Facebook为例
社交媒体在巴基斯坦的角色已经成为媒体研究人员最喜欢的领域。在这项研究中,它已经探讨了Facebook是如何被用作获取抗议信息的工具。巴基斯坦是一个民主制度正在瓦解、宗教极端主义、宗派仇恨和司法系统存在缺陷的国家,迄今为止已经发生了许多抗议活动。这些抗议活动往往以骚乱的形式出现,或者处于引发骚乱的边缘。在这种情况下,政府为了给局势降温,限制媒体对此类抗议和骚乱的报道。本研究旨在发现人们使用Facebook作为获取抗议信息的另一种选择。看看Facebook如何在抗议信息的情况下取代主流媒体。
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