Here are some observations from ABC’s Lara Setrakian in Dubai about Twitter’s role in Iran lately.
A few weeks back we reported on the use of high tech politics in Iran, from Mir Hossein Mousavi’s facebook page to the Supreme Leader’s tweets. That was before Friday’s election. Since then the role of Twitter has grown and morphed, from a network of casual contact to a news source and echo chamber for public discontent (see the World News piece by our Miguel Marquez). People following the story want to connect, and they want all the information they can get in real time. Twitter gives access to both professional journalists and the view from the ground.
