Opinion / Columnist
US media blackout of protest is shameful
04 Oct 2011 at 12:23hrs | Views
One of the most best-kept secrets in the United State over the past two weeks seems to be the protest on and near Wall Street in New York.
More than 1,000 people protested on the first day, September 17, marching and chanting slogans. Yet the demonstration, known as Occupy Wall Street, did not appear on the major networks' evening news or in major newspapers the next day.
The protest, now in its 14th day, only got limited coverage last Saturday when heavy handed police arrested close to 100 people and pepper-sprayed several female demonstrators. But most coverage that day was not in-depth.
While there are many videos of harsh police action on the internet, I have witnessed how the formerly helpful police patrolling the streets have suddenly resorted to force in Zuccotti Park, also known as Liberty Plaza, in Lower Manhattan.
In one scene, several policemen jumped on one skinny man who was not acting violently. They pushed him down and handcuffed him. Just five minutes later, a policeman waved hist fist at a man. That day, seven people were arrested, with one suffering a serious leg injury.
Again, none of these incidences made the major networks' evening news or the major newspapers.
More than 1,000 people protested on the first day, September 17, marching and chanting slogans. Yet the demonstration, known as Occupy Wall Street, did not appear on the major networks' evening news or in major newspapers the next day.
The protest, now in its 14th day, only got limited coverage last Saturday when heavy handed police arrested close to 100 people and pepper-sprayed several female demonstrators. But most coverage that day was not in-depth.
While there are many videos of harsh police action on the internet, I have witnessed how the formerly helpful police patrolling the streets have suddenly resorted to force in Zuccotti Park, also known as Liberty Plaza, in Lower Manhattan.
In one scene, several policemen jumped on one skinny man who was not acting violently. They pushed him down and handcuffed him. Just five minutes later, a policeman waved hist fist at a man. That day, seven people were arrested, with one suffering a serious leg injury.
Again, none of these incidences made the major networks' evening news or the major newspapers.
Source - China Daily
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