Question

what is the claim in this excerpt?
during the arab uprisings, media outlets focused on young protesters, who were unimportant in the struggle.
media descriptions of the arab uprisings related to facebook or twitter diminished interest in citizen journalism.
social media affected the arab uprisings, but its impact was not felt as strongly in egypt as in other countries.
social media affected the arab uprisings, but its impact was not what the news media originally thought it was.

Explanation:

The claim is the main argument or assertion. Analyzing each option, the last one presents a nuanced view about social - media's impact on Arab uprisings compared to media perception, which is a typical claim. The others have inaccuracies or are less comprehensive in presenting a central claim.

Answer:

Social media affected the Arab uprisings, but its impact was not what the news media originally thought it was.