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Following the uprising in Tunisia, the Egyptian people have taken to the streets in an attempt to bring down their government. Demonstrations were planned and promoted on social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter- both of which have been periodically blocked in Egypt (the government denies any involvement in this! cough cough). What are your thoughts on Britain's media coverage of the... Read more
over 2 years ago
Mohammed Ahmed
It is very interesting to see a united, collective youth movement (with tools such as social media) making a huge difference- something which I feel the UK is lacking! Here's a thought from Nelson Mandela: "You might think you are powerless, but if all the children of Britain act together you can be more powerful than any government".
Hannah J Wright
I was lucky enough to visit Egypt last year and meet some youth activists there.
The youth there have some big problems - there's a "youth bulge" which means there are suddenly way more young people there than there ever has been before, so not enough services, jobs etc - I think about half of the population under 25 and unemployment is off the scale. So maybe it's easier for them to take on the... Read more
Hannah J Wright
On the subject of poor coverage though, I hear rumours that Fox news can't find Egypt on a map - not sure if it's true, but I have seen pictures...
VHenry Mackintosh
Watched a great BBC piece on this last night. I think the coverage has been pretty strong on Egypt. What do you reckon Kat?
VHenry Mackintosh
Here is the report i watched http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00yjxt6/Newsnight_09_02_2011/