Critics pick on media to discredit ‘Occupy Wall Street’ protests

Conservative commentators are aiming their criticism at the media, particularly the National Public Radio and The New York Times, to claim that the Occupy Wall Street protests are fostered by the liberal media.

The critics have questioned the objectivity of the media in particular for their ties to free lance journalists too close to the protesters. They have also alleged the media have helped shape the message, a charge that damages the grass-root claims of the protests. -db

From a commentary from POLITICO, October 25, 2011, by Keach Hagey.

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