Answer:
The authors support the claim that new media sources threaten smaller Arab American media outlets by explaining how traditional outlets have to keep up with user-generated content.
Explanation:
The question is not complete since it does not provide the excerpt of reference, here is the excerpt:
"Almost immediately after the Arab uprisings began, there was debate over the role and influence of social media in the ouster of Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and the imminent overthrow of [Egyptian president Hosni] Mubarak. In covering what some deemed the Face book or Twit ter revolutions, the media focused heavily on young protesters mobilizing in the streets in political opposition, smartphones in hand. And since then, the violent and sectarian unrest in Syria has brought increased attention to the role of citizen journalism.
Social media indeed played a part in the Arab uprisings. Networks formed online were crucial in organizing a core group of activists, specifically in Egypt. . . . Additionally, digital media has been used by Arabs to exercise freedom of speech and as a space for civic engagement. "
The excerpt from "The Role of Social Media in the Arab Uprisings" by Heather Brown, Emily Guskin, and Amy Mitchell gives several examples of how new social media makes it hard for the smaller Arab American media outlets to keep on the speed of communication new sources are offering to the users in different countries.
