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Originally Posted by Daradon
I commented on that on the very first page of the other occupy thread. As I said in my first post here.
I am articulating here that I am just exercising democracy. It was more meant to be an invitation/heads up/update, but I ended up having to defend myself.
When people don't participate in freedom, they eventually lose it. We are seeing that very nearby. Think of this as a vaccination so we never need surgery.
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Sure but if you want effective media coverage you need to think about that.
Here's how the media will likely cover it
- They will show up and grab b-roll/sound of the protests
- They'll want to talk to an organizer and get a 10-15 second focused sound bite on why they are doing this
- They will talk to some random protesters about why they are there. You can't control this but what this protest says will be a big part of the story and reflect on the event as a whole.
- They will likely package the story around the protest being part of the wider occupy movement
If you have a message you want to get out there you need to think about the answer to the question "why are you doing this" and make sure you and all your people are capable of providing a consistent, concise message. Ideally you should be providing the media with a fact sheet, or background information outlining who you are, what you want and who the protest is targeting - with supporting information.
Based on what I read here though I can see this coming off as just a bunch of people protesting for the sake of protesting. The absence of a real focus or desire action coming from the protest makes it tough for the media to cover it well.