Technology coverage in the mainstream media also had a strong international flavor.\u00a0 In two of the top five storylines the media looked overseas. <\/p>\n\n
First, in June 2009, technology became a central element in the coverage of the Iranian protests. After disputed elections in Iran, protests and violence erupted in many parts of the country. And while the international press were prevented from reporting on much of what was occurring, many so-called citizen journalists within the country conveyed events and pictures using Twitter and other forms of social media. Dubbed the \u201cTwitter Revolution,\u201d many around the globe who sympathized with the protestors mounted their own online campaigns to provide support and disseminate information related to the movement. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n
The extensive coverage, though condensed mainly within a two-week time frame, still ranked third for the year, accounting for 5% of all technology-related news stories.\u00a0 The majority of the coverage appeared on evening network TV (including PBS) and evening cable news shows.\u00a0 Stories about the revolution also tended to be longer with the majority of network news and cable news stories between one and two minutes, and 9% were more than two minutes long.\u00a0 In this June 18, 2009, NBC Nightly News story, NBC reporter George Lewis reports on Los Angeles graduate students who are working to fight back against the Iranian government\u2019s trying to shutdown the internet in Iran during the protests, \u201cThese young men are not alone, on different continents others are also poking holes in the Iranian internet firewall.\u201d<\/p>\n\n
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news<\/a>, world news<\/a>, and news about the economy<\/a><\/p>\n\n The other major international tech storyline turned toward Asia.\u00a0 Stories of the internet\u2019s impact on communications inside China ranked fifth (4% of all stories studied here). This coverage, with a heavy dose from National Public Radio, included the censorship of Google\u2019s search engine, alleged cyber attacks on the U.S government and other U.S. companies and features on how the Chinese are using the Web. <\/p>\n\n Also from that side of the globe,\u00a0 North Korea\u2019s alleged cyber attacks on South Korean and U.S. websites accounted for\u00a0 2% of all stories and ranked seventh on the list. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Technology coverage in the mainstream media also had a strong international flavor.\u00a0 In two of the top five storylines the media looked overseas. 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