Beyond the Soapbox: Facebook and the Public Sphere in Egypt

Beyond the Soapbox: Facebook and the Public Sphere in Egypt

Beyond the Soapbox: Facebook and the Public Sphere in Egypt
Anton Root Article The question of the internet as a forum for political debate is continuously contested. My research grows out of such scholarship but focuses specifically on Facebook as a virtual public sphere in Egypt. Based on an analysis of a note posted by Wael Ghonim during the January 25 uprising on the Facebook group ‘We are all Khaled Said,’ I discuss the structural and technological benefits…