Traditional print and broadcast media were not alone in dealing with the New Year's attack on the Church of the Two Saints, Saint Mark and Pope Peter in Alexandria. New media also covered the issue, complete with all of its tools: news organization websites, Facebook, Twitter, text messages, and YouTube.

The article maintains that the main difference is that while traditional media called for unity, new media in some cases caused Muslims and Christians to attack each other, causing Christians to accuse Muslims of terrorism, while Muslims accused Christianss of encouraging hatred.