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The political tension in the Middle East and North Africa is not only apparent in Arab outlets. It also transfers over to the relationship between Arab-American communities and their news media. As Arab-American outlets step in to provide news about the ongoing unrest and political upheaval back home, they can fill a void left by the mainstream U.S. news media, whose reporters are no longer in those countries. However, they are also faced with the challenge of covering politically and religiously charged events within a diverse community. The growing use of social media in accessing and disseminating information presents another interrelationship-one between the events in Arab countries, Arab-American media outlets, and the Arab-American community at large.

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found at Free to Air Satellite Channels in the U.S.

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Siblani, Osama. Interview with PEJ. Aug. 24, 2012.

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