Elite Media Strategies Marginalize the Essay

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But this, instead of helping the people, often misleads them. Thus, the media must put profit last, and public good first, a thing which it has found hard to do very often, according to Riley, and one which is no exception today.

How Media Portrays Occupy Wall Street: Two Sides of the Coin by Jessica Layne

The last of the articles gives another way in which to look at the movement through the media's eyes, and elucidates both the positives and the negative, which is a bit of a contrast from the two previous pieces and which is why this article is included here. As with any contentious issue, it is thus important to examine these two sides. Layne, the author of this piece argues that the media has 'two sides' and that "one side celebrates the protests like tea parties while the other side thinks that everyone who attends [the movement] is against the American nation as a whole.

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" (Layne, 2012) it is thus important to recognize that the media appeals not to the good of the country, but to its own wants, and utilizes this flip-flopping nature, as well as sensationalism, to attain its won selfish goals.

Conclusions

This paper has discussed three articles on the Occupy Movement and has offered a similar point-of-view presented by all three, namely, that the media is unfairly portraying the roots, conduct and extent of the movement, and does not seem to be interested in its lasting and its depth, nor its ability to change society for the better. Thus, it is important for the media to recognize its own shortcomings and aim to redress them.

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