The Stream
Summary: The Stream taps into the extraordinary potential of social media to disseminate news.
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- Artist: Al Jazeera English
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Podcasts:
Are Kurdish hunger strikers putting Turkish democracy into question? Or will Erdogan's government give into their demands?
Instagramming & GIFing Hurricane Sandy, Cyclone Nilam
Did social media do more for Egypt’s revolution or vice versa and have those in power co-opted these online technologies?
#HurricaneSandy
Are Femen's topless protesters helping women's rights or is it counter-productive?
Brazil tribe's mass resistance, walking from Bosnia to Mecca for Hajj
Will third party voters decide the next U.S. President?
We discuss good governance in Africa and the Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership.
We look at growing body image issues as media portrayals of beauty become increasingly unrealistic.
We speak with Steven Pifer of Brookings Institution about his latest book: “The Opportunity: Next Steps in Reducing Nuclear Arms”
China’s ‘basketball grandma’ becomes Internet star, Russian dissident live-tweets detention
We look at altering the cycle of consumerism.
Kurds hunger strike, missing children, Swat Valley Q&A
Data mining and the US elections. How are political campaigns using your personal online data to win votes?
Gap clothing controversy, song criticises Israeli occupation, smartphone app senses smell
