The document discusses the Egypt revolution from multiple perspectives over time. It begins with the events of January 25th, 2011, known as the "Day of Revolt", when thousands protested in major cities across Egypt including Cairo, Alexandria, Suez, and Ismaïlia, coinciding with National Police Day. It later notes the Egypt revolution has historical context involving factors like government corruption, unemployment, Mubarak's reign, and the history of cities and the police force in Egypt. It emphasizes the importance of reflecting on the people's stories and asking hard questions when examining major events in history and journalism.

1. Time and Space
are just the beginning...
Irene Ros
Research Developer
The Visual Communication Lab @ireneros
Center for Social Software, IBM Research iros(at)us.ibm.com
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2. Why don’t we start...
The Egypt Revolution
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3. The Role of Social Media - NOT the topic of this conversation!
“ In 'Tweets from Tahrir,' Twitter posts tell the story of
Egypt's revolution
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--The Christian Science Monitor
“ Facebook and Twitter are just places revolutionaries go
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--The Guardian
“ Technology's Role in Government Change
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“ Egypt's Revolution by Social Media
” -- The Wall Street Journal
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4. Having said that...
What do we do with
all that data?
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8. Full disclosure: Photographs
used to illustrate particular
dates were not necessarily
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10. But do these tell the
story of the revolution?
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11. Maybe the WHOLE revolution is hard....
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12. Maybe the WHOLE revolution is hard....
January 25th, 2011
The Day of Revolt
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13. Maybe the WHOLE revolution is hard....
January 25th, 2011
The Day of Revolt
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14. Maybe the WHOLE revolution is hard....
January 25th, 2011
The Day of Revolt
On 25 January 2011, known as the "Day of Revolt" or the "Day of Anger", protests took place in
cities across Egypt, including Cairo, Alexandria, Suez and Ismaïlia. The day was selected to coincide
with National Police Day. Thousands protested in Cairo, with 45,000 occupying Tahrir Square
(Liberation Square), 20,000 in various locations across Alexandria, 200 demonstrators in the
southern city of Aswan, 2,000 in the eastern city of Ismaïlia, and about 3,000 in the northern city of
El-Mahalla El-Kubra.
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15. Maybe the WHOLE revolution is hard....
National Police Day Cairo
Alexandria Egypt Police
Ismaïlia Tahrir Square
Suez El-Mahalla El-Kubra
January 25th, 2011
The Day of Revolt
On 25 January 2011, known as the "Day of Revolt" or the "Day of Anger", protests took place in
cities across Egypt, including Cairo, Alexandria, Suez and Ismaïlia. The day was selected to coincide
with National Police Day. Thousands protested in Cairo, with 45,000 occupying Tahrir Square
(Liberation Square), 20,000 in various locations across Alexandria, 200 demonstrators in the
southern city of Aswan, 2,000 in the eastern city of Ismaïlia, and about 3,000 in the northern city of
El-Mahalla El-Kubra.
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17. The Egypt Revolution Has
Historical Context
now
Government Corruption
Unemployment
The Egypt Revolution
Mubarak’s Reign
International relations
History of Cairo
History of Alexandria
History of Police Force in Egypt
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18. The Egypt Revolution Has Egypt’s people have
Historical Context their stories
now
Government Corruption
Unemployment
The Egypt Revolution
Mubarak’s Reign
International relations
History of Cairo
History of Alexandria
History of Police Force in Egypt
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19. The Egypt Revolution Has Egypt’s people have
Historical Context their stories
now
Government Corruption
Unemployment
The Egypt Revolution
Mubarak’s Reign
International relations
History of Cairo
History of Alexandria
History of Police Force in Egypt
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20. History Journalism
Great at reflection Great at reporting
Reflective
Journalism
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21. Parting Thoughts...
‣ Ask the hard questions
‣ The illusion of data
‣ Don’t forget the people
@ireneros
iros(at)us.ibm.com
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