As we head into the 10-day countdown to May Day, once again the mainstream media is snoozing its way into irrelevance. Check out today’s New York Times and you will find nary a mention of the busy preparations going on now for the day of action in New York and around the country on May [...]
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Don’t Pepper-Spray Our Dreams
New York Times reporter Ginia Bellafante has totally missed the mark in her coverage of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Where I see a vibrant grassroots movement unfolding organically, she sees a disorganized group, marred by a “lack of cohesion” and an “intellectual vaccuum.” Where I see a clever use of street theater to get [...]
Posted by Jennifer Browdy de Hernandez on September 29, 2011
http://bethechange2012.wordpress.com/2011/09/29/dont-pepper-spray-our-dreams/
Psst–did someone say…CLIMATE CHANGE???
A Year Full of Weather Disasters and an Economic Toll to Match – NYTimes.com. Here is yet another example of the way the mainstream press reports on climate change without actually using that oh-so-loaded term. “Normally, three or four weather disasters a year in the United States will cause at least $1 billion in damages [...]
Posted by Jennifer Browdy de Hernandez on August 20, 2011
http://bethechange2012.wordpress.com/2011/08/20/psst-did-someone-say-climate-change/
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