WOW! ABC Evening News reports #occupywallstr in a favorable light.

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BREAKING: WOW! ABC Evening News reports #occupywallstr in a favorable light. No Sh*t!
by mdmslle
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/10/01/1021915/-BREAKING:-WOW!-ABC-Evening-News-reports-occupywallstr-in-a-favorable-light-No-Sh

UPDATE

I just watched the ABC Evening News. They led with the story and it was favorable. I mean it! I'm shocked. I'll recap until I can get the video.

Basically they showed the protest march on the way to the bridge. Huge crowds of course. Didn't show the bridge arrests. The reporter mentioned that the protesters were there camped out and that they've become a community with a food kitchen and a media center. She interviewed someone at Zucotti asking "what's this about" and the rather normal looking gentleman said, "There's a huge inequality problem right now. And we think something has to be done about it". They interviewed another Zuccotti occupier. A rather normal looking girl who said "We're working together. We're supporting each other." And another rather ordinary man who drove in from CT who said "We have to do something".

The reporter then said, "The people express frustration over politics and social inequality and unemployment" and that they are "tapping into widespread frustration many Americans have about those issues".

Then the reporter said: But this movement has been catching fire and it's being duplicated in cities all across America and far away as Maine. Then she cut to yet another rather normal looking woman who said she couldn't make it to NYC but she was doing her part where she was.

The wrap up tried to speculate about whether this would become a 2012 issue. And it "remains to be seen".
Amazing. I'll post the video as soon as it becomes available.

more at link

[malaise]

1. So did NBC

although they did not mention the arrests

[gratuitous]

5. I saw the NBC report

It wasn't bad, and stuck to the facts. The reporter seemed mostly puzzled about why so many people all across the country would be so cranky. There was a glancing reference to the Tea Baggers, but it was pretty obvious that the Occupy folks were a lot more numerous and dedicated than any of the astroturf show-boaters from last year.

[Warpy]

2. When all those overpaid and pampered newscasters finally realize

that they're part of the 99%, too, the corporate bosses are going to have one hell of a time reining them in.

[coalition_unwilling]

6. Ah, but the 1% pay their salaries and there are probably 100 or more

qualified applicants for each open journalism position, so they will be very reluctant in my opinion to bite the hand that feeds them.

[Warpy]

7. The hired help pays their salaries, too

They're 99% too, but they will never realize it. They're too close to that 1% and think it's attainable.

It's not.

[formercia]

10. Keeping them on message

Reminding them that it's a cruel World out there and if they don't tow the line.......

Once you get blackballed....

[tblue]

3. EXCELLENT! Let's keep the story alive by continuing to talk about it.

Seriously. We are leading the way for the news. Do not let this go!

[lady lib]

4. Well, and the NY Times did a front page story today -

it was pretty detailed, although not necessarily favorable.

[Fire Walk With Me]

8. Kick and Recommend!

[jannyk]

9. k&r