I have completed most of my research and created a detailed plan for my essay. Whilst I have found many sources discussing the role of social media in the Egyptian revolution, I have not found many sources discussing the media’s portrayal of it as fundamental to the revolution. In order to write a successful EE, I need to examine perspectives from different sources and link real events to wider issues in global politics as well as key global politics concepts.  My supervisor suggested that I need to consider what theoretical perspective I can integrate into my analysis of the issue. This process has developed my understanding of how to write a long research essay and difficulties in synthesizing large amounts of information into understandable points. Overall, I need to be being selective with what I include and focus on making connections between the political issue and the global politics course.