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27 Nov, 2011

DOCcupy the Movement

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21 Nov, 2011

On the power of images

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Many of us became aware of Occupy Wall Street only after the NYPD pepper sprayed four female protesters Sept. 24, an incident caught on video that quickly went viral.   From this weekend’s news, add the images of UC Davis police pepper spraying peaceful students.   And the silent protest Saturday of students who lined [...]

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17 Nov, 2011

#OccupyBaltimore protests Karl Rove

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Has Occupy Baltimore been as active as some of the other Occupy movements? Perhaps not, which might explain why they have not yet faced eviction action from the city. Last night, though, they mic checked Karl Rove, who was speaking on the campus of Johns Hopkins University: Here’s what they are saying: “Mic Check! Karl [...]

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15 Nov, 2011

Two more #ows Storifys

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Occupy Wall Street Eviction, storifed by Mashable’s Pete Cashmore Press Suppression at Occupy Wall Street

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  View the story “Brian Stelter live tweets as #ows reassembles in Foley Square” on Storify]

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This morning Mother Jones reporter Josh Harkinson live tweeted as police cleared Zuccotti Park and arrested of Occupy Wall Street protesters: View the story “Mother Jones reporter Josh Harkinson live tweets police takedown of #ows in Zuccotti Park” on Storify] 

04 Oct, 2011

Day one of Occupy Baltimore

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Evan Serpick of Baltimore Magazine (and one of our adjunct professors) interviews an Occupy Baltimore participant. This is the second time I’ve met Evan out on a news assignment. Towerlight editor and Towson senior Lauren Slavin interviews former Baltimore Sun reporter and fiction writer Rafael Alvarez. “Let me move over so you can photograph the [...]

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04 Oct, 2011

Occupy Baltimore begins today

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Today’s news on Occupy Baltimore Baltimore Sun: Occupy Baltimore begins today. Noon, Inner Harbor Baltimore Crime Beat: Movement will test Inner Harbor free speech Baltimore Brew: ACLU says police unprepared to handle free speech issues at Inner Harbor Facebook event page Press release from Occupy Baltimore “This is an ongoing occupation protest. Come when you [...]

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03 Oct, 2011

MCOM 407: Looking for another project?

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I’d love to see someone cover Occupy Baltimore. A few links to get you started: According to Occupy Together, there’s two Occupy Baltimore groups One is on Facebook, another on Twitter About 150 people attended an organizational meeting for one of the groups Sunday, according to the Baltimore Sun. The Indypendent Reader says it was [...]


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