All the News that Fits
Cowbell was lamenting the lack of media coverage for this weekend's march on Washington to protest the Iraq war. I found some stuff but it should be noted that it was only 2 pages worth of Google items. (2 pages? Google "britney spears panties" and you get dozens and dozens and dozens).
It looks like a lot of the reporting was on the day of the event and was buried in the "Washington" section of major papers.
One thing I always do enjoy about coverage of protests is the varying numbers. The reports had crowds described as "several thousands" to "100,000". Likewise, the number of people arrested (and why) and the number of people pepper sprayed also vary...although the average consensus on arrests seems to be about 190. I myself have participated in a number of rallies and marches over the years and I can tell you that the mainstream press NEVER give an accurate picture of numbers. NEVER. My standard rule of thumb is to add at least 500 to every 1000 the press claims were in attendance. Just saying.
Anyway, there are some interesting reports so if you are interested you can start
with this from ABC News and move on to the Washington Post, a story out of Australia,
the LA Times, al-Jazeera, the Associated Press, the Washington Times, and The New York Times.
Or just read Cowbell. Her daughter was there. She should know.
It looks like a lot of the reporting was on the day of the event and was buried in the "Washington" section of major papers.
One thing I always do enjoy about coverage of protests is the varying numbers. The reports had crowds described as "several thousands" to "100,000". Likewise, the number of people arrested (and why) and the number of people pepper sprayed also vary...although the average consensus on arrests seems to be about 190. I myself have participated in a number of rallies and marches over the years and I can tell you that the mainstream press NEVER give an accurate picture of numbers. NEVER. My standard rule of thumb is to add at least 500 to every 1000 the press claims were in attendance. Just saying.
Anyway, there are some interesting reports so if you are interested you can start
with this from ABC News and move on to the Washington Post, a story out of Australia,
the LA Times, al-Jazeera, the Associated Press, the Washington Times, and The New York Times.
Or just read Cowbell. Her daughter was there. She should know.
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