BBC Arabic Service: Blogger and journalist tweet from Egyptian custody
April 24th, 2009Posted by Laura Oliver in Editors' pick, Press freedom and ethics, Social media and blogging
Egyptian blogger Wael Abbas and Palestinian journalist Laila El Haddad used Twitter to update their followers on time spent in custody in Egypt.
“Such direct communication with members of the public causes discomfort among the ruling elites in countries that aren’t used to transparency and such open and immediate sharing of information,” says the report.
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