Influence of Wikipedia in the Arabic Language Blogosphere

1. Influence of Wikipedia in
Arabic language
Blogosphere
Andrew Lih, associate professor
American University
2014
Diagrams courtesy of John Kelly, Morningside Analytics

2. Arabic blogosphere
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Levant
Kuwait
Egypt
Brotherhood
secular reform
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Circle size reflects blog traffic, and
distance between circles indicate
affinity or cross-linking

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Watchdog site linked to
by Egyptian bloggers

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NYT referred to largely by
Lebanese and Kuwaiti bloggers
with Western ties

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Only news site widely linked to
across ideological spectrum

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Wikipedia is the only other
knowledge site widely referred
to across ideological spectrum