Occupy protesters grabbed a lot of public attention in the fall and early winter of 2011. While they were quite effective at gaining media coverage, the Occupiers may have been less effective at getting across their message. Here are several stories about the Occupiers along with some videos of the protests.
- Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman says news media talking to too many pundits and not enough protestors in their “Occupy” stories
Democracy Now is a daily radio news program produced by the left-leaning Pacifica Radio. - On The Media: Occupy Wall Street
A story from Oct. 7, 2011, early on in the protests. - NY Times: A look back at Occupy
Looking for a long term impact of Occupy. - PRSay: Occupy Wall Street Abandoned PR 101
PR professional Leslie Gottlieb gives advice to the 99 percent. - On The Media: On the origins of OccupyA word reporter looks at the origins of the word “occupy” as a term meaning protest.
- On The Media: Tim Pool talks about streaming Occupy
Occupier Tim Pool talks about how he strayed from official messages to tell what he saw as the truth about the protests. - How Occupy’s human microphone worked