However momentous the events of the past year in countries like Tunisia, Egypt and Libya, the key thing to remember is that the story is not over yet.
That's the view of the BBC's Middle East Editor, Jeremy Bowen, who was one of the speakers at a Big Stories seminar on the 'Arab Spring' chaired by the BBC's Director of News, Helen Boaden.
He urges journalists to "join up the dots" and to be aware of the connections as well as the differences in the region.
In these videos, you can hear from Jeremy, Lyse Doucet from BBC Global News and BBC Arabic's Mohamed Yehia who've all been involved in covering the protests and uprisings.
You can also find out what our audiences think of the BBC's coverage. Helen Boaden begins by highlighting that audience research on the 'Arab Spring', which was carried out last summer.
Jeremy Bowen talks about his interview with Colonel Gaddafi months before he died, and he explains why Syria is a very important, unfolding story.
According to Lyse Doucet, one of the big questions now is who leads the revolutions in these new political spaces. She says that not only is the political landscape changing but the media one too.
And Mohamed Yehia looks at the role of social media in the uprisings and explains how eyewitness accounts are being used in new and different ways.
