Daily Gut: Signs

So if there was one thing I learned from the coverage of those big protests last weekend, it’s that signs matter.

See, when the media covers an event they don’t really want to understand, they will focus on the protester’s placards. But as a regular, long-term consumer of all things media (and fiber), I cannot recall this ever happening with the media coverage of the WTO protests, the NOW marches, the no-nuke concerts, the anti-war demonstrations. If I remember correctly (and regular use of Ambien has made it a challenge), the media instead chose to focus on the heroic faces of the protesters. Often, these folks would be huddled together, holding a candle, singing “Give Peace A Chance,” or something equally annoying. Fact is, they were young, heroic, speaking truth to power – so who cares if the signs were offensive: that reality would only undermine the ideal. That’s why you never saw them. (more…)

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Tags: media, Media bias, NOW, Tea Party, WTO
Posted Sep 15th 2009 at 1:33 pm in Daily Gut, Media Criticism, Politics | 22563870 Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ggutfeld/2009/09/15/daily-gut-signs/Daily+Gut%3A+Signs2009-09-15+20%3A33%3A39Greg+Gutfeld