One of the top articles on CNN today is Making Sense of the Internet and Egypt by John D. Sutter. I really feel that this story and the current situation in Egypt are a great representation of digital storytelling in a completely different way than is common nowadays. What we see playing out is the use of modern technology to get the voice of the people out and to inspire revolution, adding fuel to the fire that has already been started through years of unhappy rule. As many of the authors of blogs around the world have pointed out- it’s not social media itself that has spawned the outcry against Hosni Mubarak’s rule, but it is providing a great tool in the cause. It really stands to show just how much of a huge resource internet access and modern technology are when an entire country is denied this privilege. What better way to silence the people than by making their voices unheard? Fortunately for the people of Egypt, and unfortunate for the government, protest goes beyond just internet access. This is certainly a great moment of history to be watched and documented and an example of digital storytelling at its finest.
Add a comment