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Iran, Twitter, and The American Information Elite

ideas.theatlantic.com — IDEA IN THE NEWS / June 16, 2009 -- Over the weekend, Iran hurtled into political upheaval, and America's 24-hour cable news networks hardly noticed. Mark Ambinder explains the role Twitter played in Iran. Full Article at Beltway Blips

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