Category Archives: Occupy Wall Street

The words used in news can report — or distort: Part II

Posted on October 15, 2011 by jerrylanson

The lead headline in at washingtonpost.com this afternoon reads: “‘Occupy’ demonstrations turn violent, go global.” To me that implies that the Occupy Wall Street movement in the United States turned violent today.  From what I read, it did not. The … Continue reading →

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NYTimes skirts — or crosses — boundary of staging a story

Posted on October 15, 2011 by jerrylanson

News organizations frequently “humanize” the news to draw readers, listeners and viewers.  They tell the story of one person to serve as a microcosm of a bigger issue, giving a “face” to an abstract idea. At other times, news media … Continue reading →

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The words used in news can report — or distort

Posted on October 14, 2011 by jerrylanson

Participants declared themselves the part of the “99 Percent,” to highlight their claim that that 1 percent of Americans control much of the country’s wealth. –– The New York Times This seemingly innocuous sentence appears as a bit of background … Continue reading →

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So who is waging class warfare again?

Posted on October 13, 2011 by jerrylanson

A new nonpartisan report suggests that many millionaires are paying taxes at a lower rate than the middle class, supporting the assertion of billionaire Warren Buffett in a New York Times opinion piece that he pays taxes at a lower … Continue reading →

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Police crackdown on Occupy Boston raises key question: Why?

Posted on October 11, 2011 by jerrylanson

It’s important that we gain control and make sure the rules are followed. — Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis in The Boston Herald For ten days, Boston police and Occupy Boston protesters lived a largely polite co-existence.  The protesters policed their … Continue reading →

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‘Occupy’s’ crystal clear message: Quit ripping us off

Posted on October 9, 2011 by jerrylanson

In just the last week, the Occupy Wall Street movement, shortened in some places to simply “Occupy,” has swept across this country, staging protests in 45 states. Writes London’s Guardian newspaper, “From Seattle and Los Angeles on the west coast to … Continue reading →

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Excesses of NY police will spur Occupy Wall Street movement

Posted on October 3, 2011 by jerrylanson

In this time of corporate excess and escalating income inequality, perhaps the political elite and their well-heeled supporters have forgotten that this is a nation that was born of revolution. On Saturday, the New York Police Department arrested more than 700 … Continue reading →

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When does ‘news judgment’ become censorship?

Posted on October 1, 2011 by jerrylanson

LEXINGTON, Mass. — Driving home from work on Friday,  my wife Kathy heard a warning on NPR for motorists to avoid Boston’s Financial District. The reason, she thought: Occupy Wall Street had come to Boston, beginning what are expected to be rolling … Continue reading →

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Occupy Wall Street movement links ’60s to the interactive age

Posted on September 30, 2011 by jerrylanson

Protest defined my college years. Drawing a page from the courageous and disciplined Civil Rights marchers of the early ’60s, the more ragtag, anti-war students of the late ’60s took to the streets to protest the war in Vietnam. And … Continue reading →

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