The Ouster of Mubarak in EgyptAklile Wodajo

ENGL 403 Sec. 2Spring 2013

Hosni Mubarak

Protesters

Women and young adults

Slogans

Police officers

Celebration at Tahir Square

Database and Newspapers

• Proquest database on WSU online Library• New York Times and Daily News Egypt• 10 newspaper resources• 5 from each newspaper

Keywords

• Egypt• Government • President• Power• Mubarak• Ouster• Protest • Youth• Muslims• Social network

Coverage of the Two Newspapers

New York Times• Military of Egypt• Mubarak’ cosntrol of the

military • US involvement in the

Egyptian regime• US Influence on President

Mubarak

Daily News Egypt• Focus on protesters and the

opposition leaders• The beginning movement

started• Mostly young adults and

women• Social media

Conclusion

Similarities • Opposition leaders • Mubarak’s negotiation with

the people and leaders• Protesters role to oust the

president

Differences• Social media coverage• The military involvement • The Muslim brotherhood• Transitional government

Reasons the two newspapers were different

• New York Times tried to cover the news in global aspect

• Daily News Egypt focused in the local news