OccupyWallStreet

Networks Spin Violent 'Occupy' Protesters as 'Pushing Back,' Minimize Rock Throwing

According to the network morning shows, violent Occupy Wall Street protesters are fighting back against government officials who are trying to rein them in. Early Show's Erica Hill highlighted ...

Big Three Nets All But Ignore Occupy Oakland Violence and Arrests

The morning shows of ABC, CBS, and NBC on Tuesday devoted just 19 seconds to the arrests of 75 people in northern California, after police evicted Occupy Oakland from their encampment in front of ...

Networks and Cable Still Mostly Silent on Anti-Semitism at Occupy Wall Street Protests

Journalistic outlets, which were all too eager to accuse the Tea Party of bigotry, have been mostly silent in response to examples of anti-Semitism at the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) protests. ...

NYT's OWS Reporter Talks Shop With Radical Supporters, Pot-Shots Police

Lennard's comments, alternately post-modern and potty-mouthed, were peppered with potshots at the NYPD: "...one bloody face courtesy of New York's less than finest." Also, self-policing "is a risk ...

NBC's 'Today': Occupy Wall Street a 'Civics Lesson'; GOP Debate an 'Anti-Teachable Moment'

During a panel discussion on Friday's NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer asked of the Occupy Wall Street protests: "What's the civics lesson in this for our kids as they're watching this on TV?" News ...

Paul Krugman's Big Wet Kiss to the Left: 'Thank You, OWS'

"Overall, what struck me was how non-threatening the thing is: a modest-sized, good-natured crowd, mostly young (it was a cold and windy evening) but with plenty of middle-aged people there, not ...

Times Credits Adbusters Mag With Launching OWS, Ignores Anti-Jewish Articles

Last year the Times sent a reporter to Idaho to produce a 4,500 word front-page hit piece on the Tea Party, inaccurately linking it to unsavory anti-government radicals. Yet the paper is not at ...

NBC's Matt Lauer: Do Republicans Ignore Occupy Wall Street 'At Their Own Peril'?

In an interview with Donald Trump on Wednesday's NBC Today show, co-host Matt Lauer cautioned Republicans against rejecting the far-left Occupy Wall Street movement: "There are people in the ...
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