Forum Post: CNN = a JOKE.

I emailed CNN, asking why they had a video of wrestling bears on their front page and nothing on Occupy Wall Street. This was the email I got back..What a freaking joke!:

Hello Shawna,

General consensus on coverage of "Occupy Wall Street":

1. CNN has covered from the very beginning, mostly with early wire reports, and before any other national news organization bothered. Began on Sept. 17 and we have wire reports from that time forward.
2. Newsroom staffer who's been covering the story pretty closely said that the group seems to organize its big events on the weekends. They are VERY well organized, so it's likely we're getting email from their people wanting more coverage, as opposed to "regular" viewers. The group purposefully doesn't do a lot of "protesting" during the week. During the week, group looks to be less than 100 people daily. During weekends, range is from 1k - 1,500. So based on their strategy it seems they are hoping for coverage on the weekends, not necessary during the week. On weekdays they seem to be putting just enough protestors out to keep the event alive.
3. The park I referenced earlier is actually a private, not public, space. There isn't any plan at the moment to evict the group, but that may come (which is why police may get involved later).
4. NY plans to do another piece today on the story.
5. Majority of coverage has been online for CNN, versus TV.

CNN videos: http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/25/health/wall-street-protests/

CNN transcripts: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1109/19/amwc.01.html

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1109/19/cnr.01.html

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1109/19/sitroom.01.html

Here's a live stream of the activity (newsroom using this to follow): http://www.livestream.com/globalrevolution