25.03.2011                      19.Adar ll, 5771

Syrien-Aufruhr:

YouTube provides a glimpse into unrest in Syria

From the Iranian protests in 2009 to Tunisia and now Syria, social media provides a view of places journalists can't always access.

Unlike the revolutions in Egypt and now Libya that gripped the world's attention, there are no foreign news crews broadcasting live footage of events unfolding in Syria.Beginning with the 2009 Iranian protests following disputed elections in that country, social media tools have been instrumental in relaying images and reports of state violence and oppression with the outside world when those states block access to traditional journalists….