As continue to consider the question of "what is new media writing," I wanted to share with you the recent "selfie protest" that began in Lebanon at the end of last month. As a response to the death of 16-year old Mohammad Chaar, whose death was captured on Twitter (via pic upload), young people in the nation's capital Beirut began tweeting selfies with statements of protest and the hashtag #notamartyr.
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