he 99 Percent Movement's protests in Manhattan have entered their 3rd week. As the movement continues to build momentum, sympathetic coverage has begun to come in from journalists, politicians, and even Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. It's been a while in getting to this point, however. Initial coverage of the protests often featured good-natured disdain at best, and outright mockery and contempt at worst.
While the core of the problem has been, unsurprisingly, Fox News Business Network, other major outlets such as CNBC and CNN often took the same approach as well. Just this Monday, CNN anchor Erin Burnett presented a noticeably obtuse and disrespectful piece on the protesters. This attitude has extended throughout the mainstream corporate media. ThinkProgress has produced the evidence. Watch it: |