June's elections in Iran brought social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube further onto the world stage. Social media continues to penetrate politics – its power being evident in President Barack Obama's use of the medium as a major campaign tool in the 2008 presidential election. In the case of the Iran protests, ordinary citizens provided play-by-play journalism since traditional news organizations were shut down by authorities.
Topics: Facebook, Iran protests, social media, Reuters, citizen journalism, Twitter, President Obama, YouTube
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