It gave rise to the wider occupy movement in the united states and other countries. After occupy wall street, alex went to brazil, where he was hired to oversee medical care for workers at the national oil company, petrobras, on an oil rig in the atlantic ocean. Mintpress one of the many issues the occupy movement has thrust into the spotlight recently is media coverage. The occupy wall street protest began in september as a small encampment of mostly young activists with mostly inscrutable objectives that were mostly ignored by the media.
For anyone wanting to catch up on media coverage of. Developers make a call to that api to get statuseshome timeline and twitter. Occupy wall street puts the coverage in the spotlight the. As mentions of occupy wall street or occupy movement waned in early 2012, so too have mentions of income inequality and, to an even greater extent, corporate greed, according to an examination of key media outlets. Occupy protesters once bemoaned their lack of coverage in the mainstream media. As usual with such media happenings, the story of occupy wall street is splintering into narratives. What he meant is that one of the distinctive features of the movement is its open design. Coverage of the technology at occupy wall street focuses on the neato, youngpeople elements such as twitter, facebook, live streaming video, and a sleepover atmosphere. Bennett weiss, 63, of newburg, ny, wants to help people wear their support for occupy wall street on their sleeves, their lapels, or anywhere else they want to put one of the 2,000 buttons hes making today. The occupy wall street campaign has been portrayed negatively by the mainstream media outlets. The occupy movement was an international progressive sociopolitical movement that expressed opposition to social and economic inequality and to the perceived lack of real democracy around the world. Oct 19, 2011 three weeks ago, amid repeated complaints about an occupy wall street media blackout, we did an informal statistical assessment and concluded that there was no blackout, though the story wasnt. News and resources for protesters attending the mass demonstration on wall street against financial greed and corruption.
A cnn article reports that a marching band played as participants held impromptu yoga and tai chi classes in bowling green park. Aside from alarabiya reporting on october wall street protests inspire. Nov 21, 2011 in the initial coverage, i saw almost nothing that talked about our reasons for being there, and that trend has largely continued, said patrick bruner, an organizer for occupy wall street in. The occupy wall street movement has received so much media coverage in recent weeks that its nearly impossible to keep abreast of all the developments. The 911 television news archive is a library of news coverage of the events of 9112001 and their aftermath as presented by u. Media noncoverage of occupy wall street gets lots of media. This page was originally dedicated to raising awareness of the occupy wall street campaign, since the mainstream media seemed to be ignoring it. Filmmaker kat keene hogue looks back at more than six months of the. In activist terms, a very small number of people started that. Breaks into cbs network coverage to report on the pentagon impact wttg fox affiliate in washington dc 0. Oct 04, 2011 a demonstrator holds a sign during an occupy wall street protest in lower manhattan in new york october 3, 2011.
I think wall street has something to do with it, said jesse lagreca. The real beneficiary of these occupy wall street protests is wall street. The independent and foreign channels are the ones covering the important issues from within the action. Foreign media have also tied occupy wall street to protests in europe. Occupy wall street ows was a protest movement that began on september 17, 2011, in zuccotti park, located in new york citys wall street financial district, against economic inequality. Media coverage peaked when arrests started taking place.
This thesis provides an analysis of the different ways the occupy wall street was presented by the movements own media source, and the new york times, the wall street journal and usa today from july 2011 up to the end of june 2012. For example, when the medias coverage on ows inclines to negative attitudes. Bill oreilly fox news lawrence odonnell media msnbc occupy wall street. Occupy wall street movement timeline timetoast timelines. Oct, 2011 tracking the media s eye on occupy wall street at first, the complaint from the left was that news organizations had ignored the movement. Newspapers, radio, television, and the internet have painted the movement with offensive undertones, reporting the lows of the movement rather than the revolutionary aspects of the movement. The occupy wall street demonstrations were probably never going to stay at the level of merely national news. Rts anastasia churkina takes a look at media coverage of occupy wall street. Media non coverage of occupy wall street gets lots of media coverage. Thats quite a feat for what began in july as a blog post inspired by the arab spring. Business insider plagued by media coverage alleging a lack of focus or agenda, the ongoing wall street protests have now produced at least one provisional list of demands. It aimed primarily to advance social and economic justice and new forms of democracy.
A collection of media about occupy wall street and related occupy movements. Jul, 2011 cnn article hundreds of protesters descend to occupy wall street photo from wikimedia commons around 1,000 people attend the first day of the protest. If the goal was regaining mainstream medias attention after a winter hibernation, the answer is a pretty. One the least interesting and relevant is the medias uneven coverage of the protests. Early on, he courted cnn, the new york times and other news outlets by emailing reporters and editors with daily protest updates. Occupy wall street benefits wall street the daily caller. And there are one or two trends in the coverage that might interest americans.
The earliest occupiers of zuccotti park erected a big tent, so to speak, and welcomed just about everybody in. Occupy wall street in alternative and mainstream media. Cnn article hundreds of protesters descend to occupy wall street photo from wikimedia commons around 1,000 people attend the first day of the protest. By 9 october, occupy protests had taken place or were ongoing in over 951 cities across 82 countries, and in over 600 communities in the united states. How world media is covering occupy wall street the atlantic. European and arab outlets see the movement as akin to their own but chinas stateowned media isnt impressed. Jul, 2011 thr role of wallstreet in creating the economic collapse and creating the greatest recession in history was what sparked the first protest. Occupy wall street has captured global attention and become the darling of the world press. Occupy wall street protesters goals the occupy wall street protests reached the onemonth mark, and spread to cities around the world. The following is a brief timeline of occupy wall street ows, a protest which began on september 17, 2011 on wall street, the financial district of new york city and included the occupation of zuccotti park, where protesters established a permanent encampment. After there are clashes, then there is media interest, and thats when all the major networks seem to get kicked in, said camp volunteer aaron. And i say, well, the name of the protest is occupy wall street. Mario tamagetty images cbs social media has been an important tool for protesters overseas. Media noncoverage of occupy wall street gets lots of media coverage a familiar debate on noncoverage by the media plays out in the pages of the mainstream media.
The informal media team behind occupy wall street volunteers monitor social media and produce the groups livestream to get news to their followers. Occupy is gracing the most recent covers of several magazines. The important role of the media in making or breaking political movements has not been changed that much by the facebookisation of news. The first occupy protest to receive widespread attention, occupy wall street in new york citys zuccotti park, began on 17 september 2011. Some of it is the result of outright or covert political pressure laid on reporters. Oct 18, 2011 from a single hashtag, a protest circled the world. It may be an inconvenient truth, but its the truth. A possible reason that the media has consistently framed. Has the media suppressed coverage of occupy wall street. Oct 14, 2011 how world media is covering occupy wall street. Forget your intuition, forget the spin and the soundbites, and do what wall street and the white house always do follow the money.
Occupy wall street nyc protest for world revolution. This movement did not appear out of nowhere or in a vacuum it was influenced. Among those part of and concerned with the occupy wall street movement, its very common to hear complaints about the lack of mainstream media coverage. Physicians for a national health program, protesters street medic committee. The centerpiece of his article is the chart below, showing the pattern of relevant media hits. The buttons are free, but if you take one, wear it all the time. From the beginning, the occupation was meant to take on a life of its own. Occupy wall street ows was a protest movement that began on september 17, 2011. Once registered and logged in, you will be able to create topics, post replies to existing threads, give reputation to your fellow members, get your own private messenger, post status updates, manage your profile and so much more. To occupy wall street, occupy the internet first reuters. In september last year, protesters and occupy wall street was born. A resource for scholars, journalists, and the public, it presents one week of news broadcasts for study, research and analysis.
July 26 a group calling itself new yorkers against budget cuts announces a meeting on wall street on. Tv satellite trucks are on standby for violence and arrests. From a single hashtag, a protest circled the world reuters. The original idea for occupy wall street was created during a phone call between kalle lasn, the founder of adbusters, and micah white, an editor at the magazine. Whats behind the medias depiction of occupy protesters.
A case study of news reports on occupy wall street event. A brief history of occupy wall street by ethan earle from its inception, a principal characteristic of occupy wall streetborn september 17 in a small park in downtown new york cityhas been its pluralistic nature. Occupy wall street puts the coverage in the spotlight. The selfproclaimed leaderless movement has worked hard to deemphasize its origins for fear of distraction. How the media portrays the occupy wall street movement. Television is our preeminent medium of information. An occupy wall streetsparked demonstration in las vegas on october 6 ap. Snyder says its still unclear what wall street can learn from the occupy movements use of social media. The notion of occupy wall street was out there but it was not gaining much attention until, of course, it did, suddenly.
Oct 31, 2011 occupy wall street seems to be throwing up much more than its fair share of media ethics questions from a newsorganization perspective, its a movement which seems to be very easy to respond to badly, and very difficult to respond to well. Theres even a sign at the occupations media center that says, welcome to the media blackout. A study released wednesday by the pew research center showed that seven percent of media coverage from oct. Demands for media coverage are demands, too occupy wall. On occupy wall streets fifth anniversary, take a look back at times coverage of the protest movement and its influence the populist movement first made news on sept. Demands for media coverage are demands, too occupy wall street. Media get bored with occupyand inequality common dreams news. Bruner, the occupy wall street organizer, echoed that. Liberty square zuccotti park, home of occupy wall street for the past two months and birthplace of the 99% movement that has spread across the country and around the world, is presently being evicted by a large police force in full riot gear. This week it will be four year since occupy wall street erupted in new york city and took over zuccotti park. The movement had many different scopes, since local groups often had different focuses, but its prime.
It gave rise to the wider occupy movement in the united states and other countries the canadian anticonsumerist and proenvironment groupmagazine adbusters initiated the call for a protest. Occupy wall street is an ongoing series of demonstrations in new york city based in zuccotti park in the wall street financial district. Media noncoverage of occupy wall street gets lots of. November 29, 2011 this is the first in what we hope will be a series of mediachannel1 reports exploring the media and the occupy movement. The history of occupy wall street timeline timetoast timelines. At 5pm on thursday, occupy will mark its anniversary with an assembly to vision possible futures. Photo by tom watson as citizens movements go, occupy wall street came in like a lion and eased out like a lamb.
Actively creating a multifaceted wellpositioned company to compete in the internet industry. Lets talk about why occupy wall street has captured so many peoples imaginations. Occupy wall street october 2011 contents summary since the initial september 17 protest which drew 1,000 participants to wall street, owsinspired groups have staged protests in upwards of 70 cities across the united states, including most major metropolitan areas. Table 1big news timeline of occupy wall street during sep. Occupy wall street brings you the latest news from around the world, covering breaking news in markets, business, politics, entertainment, technology, video and pictures. Nate silver had a great piece in the times over the weekend, looking at how clashes with police seem to have driven mainstream media coverage of the occupy wall street protests a classic example of the principle of if it bleeds, it leads. During peak media coverage of the movement last october, mentions of the term income. The mainstream media have latched on and really blown it up picking up pictures and video that have been really vivid. Occupy wall street media coverage increases sharply, but. How occupy wall street started and spread politics. Occupy wall streets media output is critical to keeping the demonstration inclusive, accessible, and democratic, but the content of the demonstration is a secondary concern for the live stream. About 20,000 people made their way to manhattan to set up tents that would get them ready for the big protests. Protesters with occupy wall street march along new yorks 5th avenue, where prominent heads of major business and financial institutions live, on tuesday.
Direct democracy was presented as innovative and new because occupy wall street was a mass protest that did not follow the norms of traditional social movements. The history of occupy wall street timeline timetoast. A cbs press helicopter was not allowed into the airspace above the park, which has been interpreted as an effort to limit media coverage of the event. This is one of the most recent events that has occurred within the movement, but it doesnt seem likely that the government and police forces will give up the sites theyve already secured. Uncovering the origins of occupy wall street presents as a difficult task. Media coverage of the occupy wall street movement has increased sharply, though the protests are still not at the top of the news agenda. So, twitter has an api that lets app developers create software that can display. The occupy wall street movement began to protest the fact that they were not allowed to camp overnight in the city parks.
Now that the occupy wall street protests have reached a. The occupy wall street protest began in september as a small. Recently, alexis madrigal, the technology editor of the atlantic and pretty much the smartest young journalist round these parts, redescribed occupy wall street as an api, or application programming interface. The original idea for occupy wall street was created during a phone call between kalle lasn, the founder of adbusters, and micah white, an editor at the magazine kalle, micah and the rest of the adbusters team then designed a poster and wrote a tactical briefing that called for the protest, named the protest, picked the first day of the protest and. The movement has expanded, along with media coverage.
From a blog post to a movement after more than a month, the cause that started with a protest in new york has gained momentum and spread around the world. Cnn hosts a meet the 99% web page advertising the movement on. The demographics of occupy wall street fast company. But as they swung their gaze, journalists werent quite. Covering events around the world related to the occupy wall street protest. Occupy wall street shows the power still of mainstream media, he said. Nypd attempt media blackout at zuccotti park this article is more than 8 years old journalists report aggressive treatment as media blocked from protest camp during surprise.
Criticized by the largely corporatecontrolled media fox news especially, but is still gaining ground and will hopefully meet their goal of restoring the power to the people, not just the wealthiest 1. Occupy wall street uses social media to spread nationwide. Here is a quick look at the past four years wed 16 sep 2015 07. Occupy wall street demands for media coverage are demands, too. The protests were initiated by the canadian activist group adbusters. I think it reflected a sense of dissatisfaction with the way our economic system had worked, but it was more. The best ground view of occupy wall street comes from a former skateboard videographer and a onetime realtor, aka tim pool and henry ferry of the other 99. Sep 28, 2011 a familiar debate on non coverage by the media plays out in the pages of the mainstream media. Feb 04, 2012 media coverage suppression is a funny thing. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the protests quickly became a subject of ridicule. A guide to the occupy wall street api, or why the nerdiest way to.
I think its too early to measure the impact, if any, of the ows movement. Occupy wall street demoed a flexible, opensource set of components. The occupy wall street protests moved into their third week on monday with. Kalle, micah and the rest of the adbusters team then designed a poster and wrote a tactical briefing that called for the protest, named the protest, picked the first day of the.