Middle-Leaning+Media+on+OW

Middle leaning media has a hard time agreeing on subjects because each "middle" based media will have a certain bias towards an event or subject. While middle leaning media tends to be more objective in research and writing, it is still clear that they favor one side over the other. For the most part, each group has agreed that Occupy Wall Street is still young with a lot of influence, and more influence to be gained in the future when the organizers begin to unify and set out concrete objectives. Also, they all agree that the meaning behind Occupy Wall Street, which is that our government is run by major corporations who are only out to benefit themselves rather than the nation, is a strong and valid point that needs to mature and grow into a more coherent objective. More specifically, Occupy Wall Street is upset with major banks that make millions of dollars in profit from their customers home foreclosures. The middle leaning media also points out the flaws of Occupy Wall Street, such as their incoherency and the disconnect between the organizers with other generations. Typically, it is stated that these protesters are young college students that are just starting out in the real world, and seem to be "complaining". Middle leaning media report on the successes and failures of Occupy Wall Street. * For more specific views of particular Middle-leaning Media: According to National Public Radio, Occupy Wall Street is a movement where the organizers are fighting what they believe to be corporate greed. In New York, protesters were found in front of Chase Bank and Citibank, withdrawing their money because they see the corporations making millions of dollars in revenue while their customers are having trouble paying the bank's rates and fighting off foreclosures. Occupy Wall Street is not only a movement known in America, but one that has inspired demonstrations throughout the world. There have been demonstrations in Spain, London, Rome, Toronto and other countries and cities, and NPR says that Rome was the only protest that was not peaceful. NPR seems to have a slight left-wing bias, favoring the Occupy Wall Street beliefs rather than arguing them. "Occupy Wall Street Inspires Worldwide Protests." //npr.org//. National Public Radio, 15 10 2011. Web. 26 Oct 2011. PBS takes a slightly right-wing bias over Occupy Wall Street, pointing out the flaws rather than embracing the successes of the movement. Reed states that Occupy Wall Street is a movement without a concrete purpose. The organizers are at a disadvantage because if they can't articulate their purpose and what they are protesting against, how can they expect anything to change? Reed agrees that the underlying reasoning behind Occupy Wall Street is an "appropriate response" to the political scene as it stands, but still maintains her view that the demonstration needs to become more organized and planned efficiently. Reed, Betsy. "Occupy Wall Street: Why so many demands for demands?." //pbs.org//. Public Broadcasting Service, 04 10 2011. Web. 26 Oct 2011. CNN says that Occupy Wall Street is unclear because the people are not willing to make a statement about what they want. It is mostly organized by a generation that relies on facebook and twitter, which creates a disconnect with generations before them. OW spends a lot of time criticizing others about not joining the movement, and will become clear when they can communicate their objectives. CNN says that it is hard to understand OWS because the government, media and economy are not as advanced as they should be, and how the organizers see our world today. **They complain about issues in American, but lack a productive plan of action necessary to see changes.** Rushkoff, Douglas. "Think Occupy Wall St. is a phase? You don't get it." //cnn.com//. CNN, 05 10 2011. Web. 26 Oct 2011. Klein states that Occupy Wall Street started off without a political affiliation, and was just a movement against our government in general. It wasn't until later that Occupy Wall Street was used as a liberal base and part of the platform for the upcoming elections. In this article, Klein believes that because Occupy Wall Street has been taken under the liberal outlook, **thus leaning more toward the democratic party,** resulting in potentially tear the party apart rather than unifying it. When the Tea Party first began however, it seemed to tear the Republican party into two groups, but they eventually unified under the same objective of defeating Obama for his second term in the 2012 election. Klein, Rick. "Democrats Seek to Own 'Occupy Wall Street" Movement." //abcnews.com//. ABC, 10 10 2011. Web. 26 Oct 2011.
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 * These all have a clear liberal bias.**


 * Liberal bias is one of the main points in Occupy Wall Street, but doesn't saying that it has a liberal bias mean that it leans away from the middle grounds? And if so, does it maintain the balance between the left and right wings?**


 * THERE IS NOT MUCH TO BE ADDED TO THIS PIECE. IT DOES A GREAT JOB OF NOT ONLY EXPLAINING THE MOVEMENT BY REPORTING THE PROTESTER'S SIDE OF THE STORY****, IT ALSO MAINTAINS A MIDDLE VIEW BY IDENTIFYING ITS CRITICISMS.**
 * GREAT JOB ON CITING SOURCES**


 * They all show the media's views on OW.**


 * The middle leaning sources take an "unbiased" look at occupy wall street. They report upon the individual events of the movement whether they be negative or positive. Claims the movement makes are researched and numerical evidence is found to either back up or negate the claims.**