protests

Hundreds Gather to Protest Outside News Corp. Shareholders' Meeting in L.A.

Stevie Converse — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:17:07 -0400

Full article: Free Press
On Friday, hundreds of people gathered on the street outside News Corp.’s annual shareholders' meeting to protest the media giant, which has been embroiled in a scandal over allegations of widespread phone hacking, bribery and extortion. The loose affiliation of groups that demonstrated on Friday -- including Common Cause, OccupyLA, Free Press, Avaaz.org, Change to Win, Good Jobs LA, Brave New Foundation, National Lawyers Guild and others -- demanded that News Corp. shareholders make company executives and the board accountable to U.S. law and the public interest.

Fox L.A. Lot Prepares for Protests

Stevie Converse — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:00:36 -0400

Full article: Television Broadcast
Employees at Fox's Los Angeles studio lot have been warned to be prepared for protesters. The parent company will be holding its annual stockholder meeting on the lot at 10 a.m. PST. Employees were asked in a memo to be "respectful and polite" if they are approached by protesters. "Our goal is to minimize disruption," the memo states.

From Los Angeles to London, Murdoch's Hacking Woes Set to Play Out

Stevie Converse — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:53:43 -0400

Full article: Media Matters for America
Eric Boehlert
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. phone-hacking scandal, now in its third month as a primetime news attraction, has become so sprawling that in coming days key events are scheduled to unfold across eight time zones, from Los Angeles to New York to London. The global showdowns are sure to highlight just how far the conservative media mogul has to go before putting the tarnishing scandal behind him, if that's even possible. They'll also shine a spotlight on how poorly his company is run, as well as on a corporate culture where cutting ethical corners seems to be commonplace.

Occupy LA Taking Their Protest to Fox Studios

Stevie Converse — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:04:39 -0400

Full article: Media Bistro
Marcus Vanderberg
The Occupy Los Angeles movement has found a new target as the group is planning a demonstration outside 20th Century Fox Studios on Oct. 21. While protesters walk the pavement on Pico Blvd., the News Corp. shareholder meeting will be taking place on the studio lot.

News Corp. Protesters Issue List of Grievances

Stevie Converse — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 07:31:35 -0400

Full article: SavetheNews.org
Timothy Karr
A coalition of concerned citizens, labor organizations, advocacy groups and OccupyLA protesters will demonstrate outside News Corporation's annual shareholders' meeting on Oct. 21. Under Rupert Murdoch, News Corp. has accumulated toxic levels of media power -- including cable channels, news networks, newspapers, television stations, movie studios and more. News Corp. leverages its news and entertainment empire to bully regulators, elect compliant politicians, gain regulatory favors and undermine the public interest.

Media Minutes: October 21, 2011

Candace Clement — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:31:03 -0400

A street protest outside News Corp.'s annual shareholders' meeting in Los Angeles is sending a message to Rupert Murdoch and his investors that "News Corp. Is Not Above the Law." And community members spoke eloquently at the Rural Broadband Summit about Appalachia’s need for high-speed broadband service.

As Part of Crackdown on Journalists, Iranian Security Forces Detain and Beat Canadian Journalist

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:07:33 -0400

Full article: Democracy Now!
The Iranian government continues to arrest journalists, prominent reformers and associates of the opposition candidates. <em>Toronto Globe and Mail</em> reporter George McLeod said he was arrested, briefly detained and beaten by Iranian security forces.

Twitter on the Barricades: Six Lessons Learned

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:39:23 -0400

Full article: New York Times
Noam Cohen
Social networking has already been credited with aiding protests from Egypt to Iceland. And Twitter has been identified with two mass protests in a matter of months -- in Moldova in April and in Iran last week. But does the label Twitter Revolution, which has been slapped on the two most recent events, oversell the technology?

Video of Clashes Between St. Paul Police and RNC Protestors Bubble Up Online

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:02:51 -0400

Full article: Wired
Sarah Lai Stirland
As most television networks focus on the Republicans' nomination of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin for vice president, stories and footage of clashes between the St. Paul police and protesters at the Republican National Convention are turning up on the Internet.