We believed a big part of the answer lay in coverage of the Arab Spring on Aljazeera.com and by the Egyptian people’s own stories on YouTube and Twitter,” Owen adds.
– ITV on how they created their new News site : The opportunity to break with convention to create a website that was more about breaking news seemed clear. The question was: How?  (via mohamed)

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In Pictures: Tahrir square burns |  Nine people have been killed and over 300 wounded in Tahrir square as protesters clash with military troops and police.

In Pictures: Tahrir square burns | 

Nine people have been killed and over 300 wounded in Tahrir square as protesters clash with military troops and police.

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Troops beat Cairo protesters after clashes | Demonstrators beaten in Tahrir Square in a second day of clashes that have killed 10 people and wounded more than 430.

Troops beat Cairo protesters after clashes | Demonstrators beaten in Tahrir Square in a second day of clashes that have killed 10 people and wounded more than 430.

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UN: Syrian officials ordering mass atrocities |  New report finds government officials and army guilty of murder, rape and torture of civilians, including children.

UN: Syrian officials ordering mass atrocities | 

New report finds government officials and army guilty of murder, rape and torture of civilians, including children.

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Mohammad Mahmoud St. leads to Tahrir Square and has been the site of ongoing clashes between protesters and police. Get the latest updates on our Egypt Live Blog.

Mohammad Mahmoud St. leads to Tahrir Square and has been the site of ongoing clashes between protesters and police. Get the latest updates on our Egypt Live Blog.

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For more coverage of the latest news from Egypt, visit our live blog: http://blogs.aljazeera.com/liveblog/egypt

For more coverage of the latest news from Egypt, visit our live blog: http://blogs.aljazeera.com/liveblog/egypt

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US actor Sean Penn walks with Egyptian actor Khaled al-Nabawi as they join Egyptian protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Friday during a mass rally to reclaim the revolution amid anger over the military rulers’ handling of the transition.[AFP Photo]

US actor Sean Penn walks with Egyptian actor Khaled al-Nabawi as they join Egyptian protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Friday during a mass rally to reclaim the revolution amid anger over the military rulers’ handling of the transition.[AFP Photo]

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We believed a big part of the answer lay in coverage of the Arab Spring on Aljazeera.com and by the Egyptian people’s own stories on YouTube and Twitter,” Owen adds.
– ITV on how they created their new News site : The opportunity to break with convention to create a website that was more about breaking news seemed clear. The question was: How?  (via mohamed)
In Pictures: Tahrir square burns |  Nine people have been killed and over 300 wounded in Tahrir square as protesters clash with military troops and police.

In Pictures: Tahrir square burns | 

Nine people have been killed and over 300 wounded in Tahrir square as protesters clash with military troops and police.
Troops beat Cairo protesters after clashes | Demonstrators beaten in Tahrir Square in a second day of clashes that have killed 10 people and wounded more than 430.

Troops beat Cairo protesters after clashes | Demonstrators beaten in Tahrir Square in a second day of clashes that have killed 10 people and wounded more than 430.

UN: Syrian officials ordering mass atrocities |  New report finds government officials and army guilty of murder, rape and torture of civilians, including children.

UN: Syrian officials ordering mass atrocities | 

New report finds government officials and army guilty of murder, rape and torture of civilians, including children.
Mohammad Mahmoud St. leads to Tahrir Square and has been the site of ongoing clashes between protesters and police. Get the latest updates on our Egypt Live Blog.

Mohammad Mahmoud St. leads to Tahrir Square and has been the site of ongoing clashes between protesters and police. Get the latest updates on our Egypt Live Blog.

For more coverage of the latest news from Egypt, visit our live blog: http://blogs.aljazeera.com/liveblog/egypt

For more coverage of the latest news from Egypt, visit our live blog: http://blogs.aljazeera.com/liveblog/egypt

US actor Sean Penn walks with Egyptian actor Khaled al-Nabawi as they join Egyptian protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Friday during a mass rally to reclaim the revolution amid anger over the military rulers’ handling of the transition.[AFP Photo]

US actor Sean Penn walks with Egyptian actor Khaled al-Nabawi as they join Egyptian protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Friday during a mass rally to reclaim the revolution amid anger over the military rulers’ handling of the transition.[AFP Photo]

"We believed a big part of the answer lay in coverage of the Arab Spring on Aljazeera.com and by the Egyptian people’s own stories on YouTube and Twitter,” Owen adds."

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