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In 2014, Twitter helped tell the #Ferguson story. St. Louisans are concerned about its future

St. Louis on the Air

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How Important Has Twitter Been in Protest Movements?

Sarah Jones: I joined Twitter in 2009 when there was a revolution in Iran. And so, you know, how people connect with each other is very important now for the historical record. She says Ferguson stood out to her as a situation where news makers were using a platform to be heard by people outside in real time. "I do think local news did a much better job covering that than national news," she says.

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