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Is Occupy Wall Street / Day of Rage the subject of a media blackout?

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Is Occupy Wall Street / Day of Rage in New York the subject of a media blackout? #occupywallstreet

Today is the day of Occupy Wall Street, aka Day of Rage, a demonstration against the power and excess of America’s financial industries. But in the run-up to the start, there has so far been virtually no mainstream media coverage of events. This has led some people to wonder whether a media blackout has been ordered in an attempt to prevent news getting out and the crowds getting bigger.

As you can see on the event's official website, USDayOfRage.org, it's not just a New York event, but a national one.

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Carloz

It will be interesting to see how / whether mainstream media coverage of the event increases throughout the day, especially if the crowds become significant.

  • 9 votes
Reply#1 - Sat Sep 17, 2011 11:51 AM EDT
ERich-356044

I had no idea it was happening....

Maybe it is the subject of a blackout.

Hmmmm....

  • 5 votes
#1.1 - Sat Sep 17, 2011 12:06 PM EDT
Carloz

Let's see if any others are in the dark, too.

  • 5 votes
#1.2 - Sat Sep 17, 2011 12:28 PM EDT
truthlover

Way dark. Of course black out. Think of small Tea Party events with coverage. Disgusting.

  • 5 votes
#1.3 - Sat Sep 17, 2011 2:51 PM EDT
CaptainObviousSays

watch live...

http://www.livestream.com/globalrevolution

  • 4 votes
#1.4 - Sat Sep 17, 2011 4:20 PM EDT
Carloz

Thanks for the link, Captain. From the little I've seen so far it looks like a fairly good turnout.

  • 4 votes
#1.5 - Sat Sep 17, 2011 4:43 PM EDT
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J. W. Welch

The story was carried on our local news here in Eastern Wash last night.

  • 5 votes
Reply#2 - Sat Sep 17, 2011 12:29 PM EDT
Carloz

Thanks.

  • 4 votes
#2.1 - Sat Sep 17, 2011 1:21 PM EDT
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Bad Fish

Fox ran a 10 minute segment on this yesterday.

  • 5 votes
Reply#3 - Sat Sep 17, 2011 1:17 PM EDT
Carloz

Fair and balanced? ;-)

  • 5 votes
#3.1 - Sat Sep 17, 2011 1:21 PM EDT
Bad Fish

I don't know about that but i was driving home and hear the segment on xm. They had a supporter and detractor who were given an opportunity to share.

  • 6 votes
#3.2 - Sat Sep 17, 2011 1:42 PM EDT
Carloz

They had a supporter and detractor who were given an opportunity to share.

Well, that does sound fair and balanced. Thanks.

  • 6 votes
#3.3 - Sat Sep 17, 2011 2:02 PM EDT
CaptainObviousSays

Well, that does sound fair and balanced. Thanks.

fox news always has a supporter and detractor on every issue...

the lame stream media however... not like that at all...

no wonder fox kicks their asses in ratings

  • 1 vote
#3.4 - Sat Sep 17, 2011 4:23 PM EDT
redphish

It doesn't matter that they have both supporters and detractors on the air if the commentators cheerlead the one who is on the conservative side of the issue and ridicule the person taking the liberal side.

As to the subject of the seed, I too hadn't heard of this event and do think it's curious that I haven't. It's definitely an idea that I support.

  • 3 votes
#3.5 - Sat Sep 17, 2011 7:17 PM EDT
CaptainObviousSays

It doesn't matter that they have both supporters and detractors on the air if the commentators cheerlead the one who is on the conservative side of the issue and ridicule the person taking the liberal side.

yeah,,, that is worse than a liberal host with two liberal guests bashing conservatives in union... huh?

LOL

  • 1 vote
#3.6 - Sun Sep 18, 2011 8:35 PM EDT
CaptainObviousSays

not to mention fox gave BOB his own spot...

he is so liberal he is predictable...

regardless what the issue or who it is about the first thing he does is go on a personal attack.. much like liberals round here..

I am surprised more liberals do not watch BOB on fox.

  • 1 vote
#3.7 - Tue Sep 20, 2011 10:42 PM EDT
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Man of Knowledge

I haven't heard about it, and I'm something of a news hound. I like the idea.

  • 6 votes
Reply#4 - Sat Sep 17, 2011 1:45 PM EDT
Carloz

I'm a bit of a newshound, too, MoK, and I hadn't heard about it either, until I came across some things today -- the day of the event!

  • 6 votes
#4.1 - Sat Sep 17, 2011 2:04 PM EDT
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Lairderg

I hope the protestors don't quit, or at least recruit others to take their places for a while. I wish I had the funds and energy to get there. The people in those buildings would hear me no matter where I was.

  • 5 votes
Reply#5 - Sun Sep 18, 2011 5:26 PM EDT
mary beth de poutiloff

Thanks for spreading the real news. I read about it online but no where in the mainstream media.

  • 5 votes
Reply#6 - Mon Sep 19, 2011 9:47 PM EDT
Carloz

You're welcome, Mary Beth.

  • 5 votes
#6.1 - Tue Sep 20, 2011 2:46 AM EDT
mary beth de poutiloff

thank your so nice

  • 1 vote
#6.2 - Thu Sep 29, 2011 7:44 PM EDT
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miasma

clipped to #occupywallstreet group http://occupywallstreet.newsvine.com/

  • 3 votes
Reply#7 - Mon Sep 26, 2011 11:47 AM EDT
Carloz

Thanks. Didn't know there was a group.

  • 3 votes
#7.1 - Tue Sep 27, 2011 1:10 PM EDT
dcstone01

Also clipped to the group...What the CM (Corporate Media) isn't saying...

  • 5 votes
#7.2 - Tue Sep 27, 2011 1:40 PM EDT
Carloz

Thanks, 2.

  • 2 votes
#7.3 - Wed Sep 28, 2011 12:06 PM EDT
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Roy Batty

Lawrence O'Donnell railed about this. Worth watching.

  • 5 votes
Reply#8 - Tue Sep 27, 2011 1:45 PM EDT
Carloz

Thanks for the link, Roy.

  • 3 votes
#8.1 - Wed Sep 28, 2011 12:07 PM EDT
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miasma

NPR is putting the smack down on their site for people criticizing their merits/intentions.

  • 3 votes
Reply#9 - Wed Sep 28, 2011 12:37 PM EDT
Carloz

Interesting post -- too bad NPR site viewers can't see it there. Thanks for providing it.

  • 2 votes
#9.1 - Wed Sep 28, 2011 7:39 PM EDT
dcstone01

Well word is spreading, slowly the American people are finding out about the protest via the internet and foriegn media sources......

Unions are getting into it now...

A Massive Union Just Voted To Side With The Wall Street Protesters

On one of the links within the article...it is saying there are upwards of 50,000 protesting now...that's a far cry from just a few hundred 'whinny' college kids that some like to portray the protesters as....There are some nice photos of pilots in uniform marching in the protest...

  • 3 votes
#9.2 - Thu Sep 29, 2011 7:15 PM EDT
miasma

Hell yeah. It just did get pretty newsworthy.

  • 3 votes
#9.3 - Thu Sep 29, 2011 7:28 PM EDT
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Roy Batty

This has Wall Street/Corporate Big Brother written all over it.

NPR says they did not report because there was no message. Wall Street has been gambling with other people's pension money, selling then reselling then reselling bad mortgages, actually placing bets that the economy would worsen, then reached in our pockets again for a bailout. No, there is nothing to protest about here.

Now, as a tourist I cannot walk down the famous Wall Street. I cannot look at the famous bull in front of the Stock Exchange. If I show any interest in doing so I get Maced and shackled. All in the "freest country in the world."

There are people who obviously don't want the country or the world to see this. And there is another story.

  • 6 votes
Reply#10 - Wed Sep 28, 2011 1:28 PM EDT
miasma

Agreed. And as usual the coverup is often bigger than the event being covered up.

  • 3 votes
#10.1 - Wed Sep 28, 2011 2:31 PM EDT
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