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New risk for Occupy Wall St: less media interest
Reuters ^ | October 25, 2011 | Ben Berkowitz

Posted on 10/25/2011 5:29:00 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

* TV, newspaper coverage declining

* Twitter trend also softening as days go by

* Experts say protest needs a "second act"

"Occupy Wall Street" is occupying less space in TV broadcasts, newspapers and social media as the story settles into a familiar pattern and protesters dig in for what could be a protracted fight.

While the movement's reliance on Twitter and Facebook to spread its message is well established, it has also benefited from becoming a media curiosity, at times drawing legions of TV crews and reporters to its encampments. Coverage fed on itself, as more people joined in more cities.

But experts say the protests are now making a natural -- yet challenging -- progression off the front page and cable news, as new events like the death of Muammar Gaddafi take prominence.

Any loss of the limelight, especially when the onset of cold weather has already started to reduce the ranks of protesters prepared to camp out overnight in lower Manhattan, could dampen the momentum of the movement....

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Local News; Politics; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: hippies; newyork; occupy; occupywallstreet; ows
Fighting what? For Mr. Obama's re-election? Free weed? Student loan forgiveness?
1 posted on 10/25/2011 5:29:14 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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The establishment, the man and the government are on their side. Some grassroots. lol.

Sounds like they want attention, I guess violence is coming.


2 posted on 10/25/2011 5:33:03 PM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Happiness)
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free antibiotics for the clap


3 posted on 10/25/2011 5:35:53 PM PDT by ChildOfThe60s ( If you can remember the 60s....you weren't really there)
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Mother Nature, the laws of economics, physics and reality ... I can think of all kinds of things.


4 posted on 10/25/2011 5:36:39 PM PDT by dk88 (Keep your laws off my body)
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Bigger Risk - cold weather and hypothermia


5 posted on 10/25/2011 5:36:50 PM PDT by PMAS
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...Experts say protest needs a "second act"...

Do they take requests?

Some self-immolation would be pretty wild, and might improve the hygiene situation.

6 posted on 10/25/2011 5:39:22 PM PDT by Yardstick
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Well the ‘’fine young cannibals’’ and spoiled brats have pulled their collective pants down, the world has taken a look and has become bored.


7 posted on 10/25/2011 5:46:50 PM PDT by jmacusa (Political correctness is cultural Marxism. I'm not a Marxist.)
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Act II: Enter Cholera and Typhoid.


8 posted on 10/25/2011 5:49:22 PM PDT by windsorknot
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What Barack Obama should do is call for a national day of protest. Where everybody can go out in the streets and protest what ever they want. Make it a national holiday like Labor day. On this one day they can boycott school, church, work, the in-laws, anything.
9 posted on 10/25/2011 5:52:05 PM PDT by political1 (Love your neighbors)
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I still don’t understand why Baraq won’t send them a passel of FEMA trailers for the winter?


10 posted on 10/25/2011 5:52:28 PM PDT by nascarnation (DEFEAT BARAQ 2012 DEPORT BARAQ 2013)
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Does anyone have the ability to do a photoshop of a map of the Northeast which covers NYC and NJ?

One arrow would point to NYC and say this is where “OWS is protesting.”

The second arrow would point to NJ and say “this is where Wall Street actually has trading done.”

These stinky criminals and hippies are protesting washington dc by storming the capitol of west virginia.


11 posted on 10/25/2011 5:52:56 PM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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The old media is bored ows,propping up obama will continue.


12 posted on 10/25/2011 5:53:55 PM PDT by mdittmar (i)
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its is called a “two minute hate” ala the book 1984.


13 posted on 10/25/2011 5:54:47 PM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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Winter’s coming. Pass the popcorn.


14 posted on 10/25/2011 6:29:22 PM PDT by Clioman
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No nose for news.


15 posted on 10/25/2011 7:07:48 PM PDT by Mobties (Let the markets work! Reduce the government's footprint!)
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