The Documentary Podcast: Archive 2012 - It Started With a Tweet - Part 1

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In the first of a two-part series, Duncan Hewitt investigates the impact of microblogging in China, where Sina's Weibo now has a greater membership than Twitter. He meets animal rights activists and mothers promoting breastfeeding as he finds out how social media is fostering a new civil society in China.

Published on Tuesday, 10th July 2012.

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