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What is ‘the cost of lies’? A review of Chernobyl HBO Miniseries

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What is ‘the cost of lies’? A review of Chernobyl HBO Miniseries

There are many parallels between today’s politics and the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear meltdown that caused worldwide shockwaves.

Written and created by Craig Mazin, the Chernobyl HBO mini-series captures the true “cost of lies,” showing us how the former USSR government mishandled the nuclear disaster, propagated lies, and twisted facts.

The world’s worst nuclear disaster

Chernobyl is the world’s worst nuclear disaster; that occurred on the 26 of April 1986 at the fourth nuclear reactor in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in then-Soviet Ukraine.

A reactor design flaw and a protocol breach during a simulated power outage safety test set the power-plant ablaze, leading to its total meltdown.

The disaster killed 31 people instantly, displaced thousands, and led to thousands of radiation-related deaths in the following weeks and years.

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How the HBO series portrayed Chernobyl

The 5-part series brilliantly captured the Soviet culture of secrecy, which exacerbated the problem as government bureaucrats stubbornly insisted on hiding the truth, downplaying the impact of the disaster, and issuing an evacuation order 36 hours late.

Directed by Johan Renck, the series also depicts the turmoil and emotional suffering of the people affected by nuclear radioactivity.

A world of secrecy

Chernobyl miniseries takes you into the world of secret conversations between officials in the former USSR and how their uninformed decisions eventually blew up in their faces as news of the disaster leaked and black nuclear clouds reached the rest of Europe.

From intricate meetings to inexperienced employees working at the fourth nuclear reactor, the Chernobyl miniseries takes you through a journey of personal turmoil. Starting from the power plant workers who followed orders for fear of being severely punished by their superior comrades to those who lost their lives.

Realistic Effects

The makeup and the realistic recreations of how the radiation affected young workers and many others are exceptional. It meticulously depicts the gruesome injuries caused by the radiation.

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In one scene, a fireman dispatched to the damaged and contaminated site is being questioned by a scientist who is trying to figure out what happened on the night of April 26 at the nuclear reactor’s control room. The talented Emily Watson played the role of the scientist/investigator who tenaciously pursued the truth despite being bullied and arrested by secret policemen obsessed with secrecy.

This miniseries did not miss out on any of the nitty-gritty details. Director Johan Renck captured everything from the dark, infecter sky to the dying nature surrounding the Power Plant to the massive explosion itself. The intensely realistic graphics and pictures remarkably take you into the event itself as if it was being shot live when it happened.

Ratings

The series has over 97% ratings on Google and 95% on Rotten Tomatoes.

This eye-opening miniseries deserves your attention. Having this trip back in history is sure to make you see a lot of resemblance between former Soviet propaganda and the world we live in today.

So, get your popcorn and start binge-watching!

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Amr Diab Gets Hacked on Twitter

Amr Diab’s Facebook page has announced that his twitter account has been hijacked by anonymous and now tweeting political.

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Amr Diab Was Hacked On Twitter!

Update: Amr Diab’s Facebook Page announced that “Amr Diab’s Twitter account has been restored successfully and you can follow Amr’s tweets normally now”

Amr Diab got hacked on Twitter

On Thursday 9th of Jan, Amr Diab’s Facebook page announced that Amr Diab’s Twitter account has been hacked by anonymous and now tweeting politics!

Amr Abdul-Basset Abdul-Azeez Diab  (born 11 October 1961) is an Egyptian singer and composer of pop music. He was awarded the World Music Award for Best Selling Middle East Artist, three times: 1998 for the album “Nour El Ain”, 2002 for the album “Aktrr Wahid Byhbak 2001” and 2007 for the album “El Lillady”. Amr Diab also won The African Music Awards 2009, Big Apple Music Awards; Life Achievements Awards: Best Singer of The Year in 2009, and Best Male Act in African Music Awards 2010.

He is known as the Father of Mediterranean Music He has created his own style which is often termed “Mediterranean Music” or “Mediterranean Sound”, a blend of Western and Egyptian rhythms.

In The Mediterranean in Music, David Cooper and Kevin Dawe referred to his music as “the new breed of Mediterranean music”.According to author Michael Frishkopf, Amr Diab has produced a new concept of Mediterranean music, especially in his international hit, “Nour El Ain”.

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In his analysis of The Very Best of Amr Diab album, Victor W. Valdivia of All music said: “His music melded traditional Arabic sounds and textures with Western rhythms and instruments. The mesh was dubbed Mediterranean music, and The Very Best of Amr Diab displays Diab’s superb skill in creating it.”

In 1997, he won three awards at the Annual Arabic Festival: one for Best Video, for Best Song, and for Best Artist of the Year. Diab received a Triple Platinum Award for the sales of Nour El Ain and a World Music Award in Monaco.

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Review: Sherine Ana Keteer on Social Media

Sherine ‘s new album “Ana Keter” in Social Media

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Review: Sherine Ana Keteer on Social Media

After the success of the previously shared overall analysis of Sherine’s new album “Ana Keter” and her social media presence, we decided to fulfill your requests with more details and additional insights.

The report is from Jan 15 through Jan 31, 2014; however, starting Feb, we noticed that Sherine’s team has enhanced and developed how they engage with fans on Facebook.

Still, there’s more to do; please review the slides below to know what exactly they are missing with recommendations.

Check out the report:

Key take-outs in 15 days after the launch:

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  • Album gained 11 million views in 2 weeks on YouTube
  • YouTube Channel subscribers boosted by 90K subscribers in 15 days out of 127K total subscribers overtime
  • Buzz reached 15K tweets/RTs since the launch on Twitter
  • How do people talk about the album/Sherine on Twitter?
  • People are sharing songs from YouTube & SoundCloud
  • +90% positive sentiment on Twitter
  • Sherine’s Twitter account is excellent at spreading the news about the album’s success.
  • People are tweeting the song’s lyrics.
  • Sarcastic tweets about Sherine & few songs (regular) -  Almost zero negativity about the album
  • Album teasers on Facebook created credibility for Sherine’s page, reflected in the page results after the album’s launch in the next 15 days with 92K Interactions & 312K New Likes.
  • The album received tremendous engagement on the launching date of Jan 15. However, no posts for four days after the launch negatively affected the interactions.

Recommendations:

Sherine Abdel Wahab’s Facebook page would have received double or maybe triple new likes and interactions if the improved posts’ quality; please find below the points taken:

  • Long updates with no extra value-added will lead to losing your fans’ interest
  • The text-only format isn’t preferred, as it is well-known that they generate less reach than other content (Facebook announcement)
  • A call to action is essential to generate leads & increase engagement
  • Each post has to have its visual, audio, or video so you can attract/engage your audiences
  • Understand the situation and act upon it, always be relevant to the time and avoid posting irrelevant content at the wrong time.
  • Revise the tone of voice in future activities.

To recap -  Overall performance is average to good -  Enhance your content formatting -  Improve the tone of voice on all networks -  Be creative to engage your fans better -  Be Consistent -  Start your SoundCloud account.

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Putin, Obama war on social media starts with unfriend on Facebook

New stage of the cold war, is it?

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Putin and Obama War on Social Networks!

The Social media war between Putin and Obama started with UnFriend, this is the action taken by Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the Facebook diplomacy with American president Barack Obama.

The unfriending comes after an official White House update about the possibility of a US-Syrian war. President Putin revealed that Obama’s updates about the Congressional debate on a possible war with Syria have annoyed him.

After unfriending, President Putin update status on profile “Something I should have done a long time ago”

Also, He said to Russia’s Pravda News Service “President Assad and I, we are the Facebook friends.  We like the same pages, we share pictures of cute women and all that.  Obama needs to lighten up on there, it’s not for serious stuff,”

President Obama’s latest posts about the possibility of the war in Syria have been reported by someone and he received a warning from Facebook that he will be prevented from posting on his profile for 24 hours.

He has also commented “Really, Putin needs to grow up.  If he didn’t like that [post], he could have just hid it from his news feed instead of creating all this Facebook drama,”

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JOE BIDEN “Vice President of the United States” announced to reports that President Obama has signed into his Twitter account to unfollow Putin.

The turmoil generated between Putin and Obama over their dispute on the Syrian crisis. Expanded to reach the social networks

 Putin and Obama on social Networks

The question now is, are we witnessing a new stage of the cold war between the two countries, will they continue the war online instead of the military tactics and old spy war?

It’s obvious that social media is really changing the game in everything, and now it’s taking over on a very high level.

Keep an eye on Digital Boom and we will keep you posted with more news and updates on the cold war and even more…  

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