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Page 1: Influence of Wikipedia in the Arabic Language Blogosphere

Influence of Wikipedia in Arabic language

BlogosphereAndrew Lih, associate professor

American University2014

Diagrams courtesy of John Kelly, Morningside Analytics

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Arabic blogosphere

Saudi Arabia

Syria

Levant

KuwaitEgypt

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


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