Why the Media is Against Social Movements

1,062 views · Published 18 September 2013 · 5:46 · Indexed 29 October 2026

Channel: Ron Placone · 2013 · News & Politics

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CNN recently released an article declaring Occupy Wall Street "fizzled out." The media's treatment of Occupy follows the trend of the media's marginalization and trivialization of social movements in general. Why? Because social movements often go against the status quo, a status quo the media benefits greatly from. In this manner the media stifles civic participation. This clip was part of MediaBytes: The Madness in the Message Radio Hour with Ron Placone. http://www.ronplacone.com  http://money.cnn.com/2013/09/17/news/economy/occupy-wall-street-fizzled/index.html?hpt=hp_bn3

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