Online journalism flourishes in Egypt, just don’t criticize the military

Egypt is a hotbed of online journalism as citizen journalists are becoming celebrities and news agencies are using Facebook. There is more activity online than ever before including campaigns for the poor and against  police brutality and corruption in business and government.

But it is clear that although there is no prior restraint, you could be arrested for criticizing the government currently run by the military. -db

From MediaShift, September 19, 2011, by Hanna Sistek and Tanja Aitamurto.

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