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Shaam News Network

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Shaam News Network
شبكة شام الإخبارية
AbbreviationSNN
Region
Middle East
Official language
Arabic
Websitewww.shaam.org

Shaam News Network(Arabic: شبكة شام الإخبارية) (S.N.N.) is a Syrian opposition media outlet. It is named after the Arabic name for the Levant region. It was funded by Syrian-American activists at the beginning of the Syrian Revolution in 2011. It publishes videos, photos and articles by citizen journalists on its website and social media networks.[1][2][3][4][5]It also publishes a newspaper called Shaam.[6]Many international media used footage published by Shaam News Network, includingAl Jazeera English,[7]Associated Press,[8]Al Arabiya,[9]Al Aan TV,[10]andSky News Arabia.[11]

References

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  1. ^Sutter, John D."'SNN,' YouTube help amplify voices in Syria ".CNN.Retrieved2018-03-18.
  2. ^"Syrian-American Activists and the Shaam News Network".Public Radio International.Retrieved2018-03-18.
  3. ^"Alternative Media: Syria".www.aljazeera.com.Retrieved2018-03-18.
  4. ^"Citizens Journalism: Policing Human Rights in the Age of Social Media".Journal of Human Rights at NYU.Retrieved2018-03-18.
  5. ^Friedman, Thomas L. (2011-05-21)."Opinion | They Shoot Horses, Don't They?".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.Retrieved2018-03-18.
  6. ^MacFarquhar, Neil (2013-04-01)."Syrian Newspapers Emerge to Fill Out War Reporting".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.Retrieved2018-03-18.
  7. ^Al Jazeera English (2011-05-10),Sniper on a roof in Deraa,retrieved2018-03-23
  8. ^Associated Press (2011-05-06),Witnesses: Syrian Forces Kill 30 Protesters,retrieved2018-03-23
  9. ^AlArabiya قناة العربية (2011-07-21),Graffiti Men of the Syrian Uprising,retrieved2018-03-23
  10. ^Al Aan Arabic Television تلفزيون الآن (2013-07-25),شبكة شام: قصف على أحياء حمص وقوات النظام تحاول إقتحامها,retrieved2018-03-23
  11. ^سكاي نيوز عربية (2013-08-09),غارة على حي برزة بدمشق,retrieved2018-03-23
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