Poynter :: Just before President Hosni Mubarak resigned, Andy Carvin tweeted: “Wanna support my #egypt tweeting? Pls donate to your NPR station http://n.pr/b7N0RZ then tweet amount & station w/ tag #gave4andy. PLS RT”
“Some have said I was like a human news wire, and that was their main source of information during Tunisia and Egypt’s revolutions,” Carvin said by e-mail. “Others said I was playing the role a broadcast anchor would’ve played if this had happened 30 to 40 years ago, pulling snippets of info together to create a useful narrative.” Some, he went on to say, even asked if they could support him financially.
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