Let's march on the MEDIA

[StellaBlue]

Butterfly77 came up with this brilliant idea in the the Iran war/protest call thread.

THEY'RE the reason protests against the government aren't working. THEY'RE the ones refusing to cover the massive and increasingly determined anti-war movement.

What would happen if we held a sit-in in their studios?

[Ian David]

1. What about the ever-popular glass-walled studios?

Aside from the obvious standing around with signs, I was wondering... is it illegal to shine laser pointers into the lens of a video camera?

It won't blind the operator, and unless they're using old-fashioned tube cameras, it won't hurt the camera, either. Then again, it could trigger an anti-sniper response, I suppose and might therefore be ill-advised.

[Ugnmoose]

2. Hit them and hit them hard

Massive protests, boycotts, etc. Forget the politicians, let's go after the media. If they were doing their job, we wouldn't have Bushco to deal with in the first place.

[upi402]

3. You know, I think about that at least every week

If it's controlled and non-violent I will go. Pick a day and I'll be at my local broadcaster.

[987654321]

4. Sounds like a good plan!

My biggest frustration with protesting is that it doesn't get any real coverage. Even when it is covered some media talking head will either dismiss us as crackpots, will minimize what we are doing by giving smaller counts of the people protesting, or will completely skew the reasons why we are protesting. It has really pissed me off because one of the biggest reasons for protesting is so that collectively we can be heard. No one hears us if no one is reporting! We end up being non-existent to everyone except the people who are actually physically at the protest.

We protested here in Phoenix against the legislation that would have made it a felony to be here illegally and a felony to help anyone who is here illegally. Our local press, and then the national press, framed it to make it sound like we were protesting for open borders and complete amnesty without restrictions or rules. It was a travesty and, in my opinion, it only legitimized the anti-immigrant groups and fed the fire for all of the racists to get more active. We had the largest protest gathering in the history of our state, yet most people didn't even know why we were really there.

Damn right wing press! I think it is an excellent idea to start protesting the media. With the executive branch getting such a free ride and then trying to intimidate the few people in the press who will seek the truth by threatening prosecution, I think that kind of a protest may be our only recourse at this moment.

[Smarmie Doofus]

9. Correct on all points except....

sponsor boycott of corporate media has MUCH more potential than manother protest that they will dismiss or ignore.

$$$ is their life blood and they are *extremely* sensitive to talk of boycotts. They couldn't care less about street demos outside their headquarters.

[StellaBlue]

5. I wonder if any other group is doing/considering this

I think it needs to be national. Go straight to the top. CNN headquarters in Atlanta. Faux. Nonviolent. Just a mass of people with signs calling them out, Colbert-style. Getting on TV would be best.

[FogerRox]

7. Stella, please go back and leave a link, I spent some time

until I found your post, great idea.

[StellaBlue]

8. there we go

I think this is a real idea

[Mr_Jefferson_24]

6. Great idea. nt.

[Philosoraptor]

10. Well, we've certainly got nothing to lose, I like it.

They are the eyes and ears and mouth of the scumbags.

[butterfly77]

11. I wonder what spin Fox will put on it...

[VitaLibertas]

12. "Don't Ask Don't Tell" the Silent Decade (the 90's).

It was (Telecommunications Act of 96 (the Clinton/Media Alliance) that gave it all to G.E., AT&T.. and shut Americans out of the equation. You can no more talk about the Republicanization of America and the 90's hard right juggernaut without mention of the Father of Fake News, Bill Clinton, than you can discuss Marxism without Marx. Yet in spite of one of the most active administrations we've ever had -- the public were on a daily-diet of everything we didn't want to know about Monica. Who would've thunk a hard right laundry list rejected by BOTH *Republican and Democrat administrations as far back as the oldest Americans remember, would be delivered by our own Neo-Robber Baron who represented himself and was elected president under false pretenses.

From what I understand Hill's a Pre-emptive War candidate, as was her husband. So long as the Clinton/Media Alliance remains in power we will learn nothing without Hill & Bill's blessing and have zilch chance of rebuilding our party.

[FogerRox]

13. Kickin