Twitter, Facebook and other new media offer ways for the Arab-American news media to reach audiences, but also pose a threat to smaller outlets. In addition to keeping up with the online presence of larger news organizations, Arab-American media are forced to compete with user-generated content that is rapidly available to audiences. The utility of social media in accessing information became clear during the Arab uprisings and events such as Egypt’s parliamentary and presidential elections. However, [Suzanne] Manneh of New America Media points out that the credibility of this information is difficult to verify "depending on where it’s from, to whom it’s attributed, [and] especially when various events are happening very quickly."
What reasons do the authors give to support the claim that social media both helps and threatens smaller media outlets? Select two options.
Small news outlets experience challenges when trying to compete with larger news outlets.
Information is sometimes shared on social media before it is released by traditional media.
Both small and large news organizations also depend on user-generated content.
Both social media and traditional news organizations cover Egypt’s presidential elections.
News organizations must compete with one another and with social media to reach audiences.
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The authors provide the following two reasons to support the claim that social media both helps and threatens smaller media outlets:
