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Sunday December 14, 2008 16:45
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Update!: As the process enters the 2nd week, Ed Hill writes; The rooftop protesters welcome visitor during the day, evenings, and at especially at weekends. Recently policing has been light to non-existent. Security guards in the office buildings are adopting a stay-out-of-sight policy. Food, water, thermos of hot drinks, and other treats can be hauled up to the roof on a rope. Wish-list [of wants]...
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4 5 6Come Show Your Support For The Roofttop Protester With Noise Demonstrations Every Thursday 3 Till 6 and this Saturday 20th 1 til 3
They are Refusing to get down untill Raytheon are kicked out of Bristol (or they starve!!)
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I wondered why this wasn't being covered by BEP or BBC...OK maybe I should have not had such high hopes of the mainstream media (hah).
Here's the response for your lulz:
On Dec 19, 2008 2:29pm, Paul Stevens-News Interactive [redacted] wrote:
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> It's not my decision I am afraid, but the editor to whom I
> answer, does not like this kind of thing on the site.
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> Sorry
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> Paul Stevens
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> Sent: 19 December 2008 14:20
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> Paul Stevens-News Interactive
> Subject: Re: FW: BBC Bristol coverage of
> the Raytheon protest
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> Hi,
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> Why on earth not? This is the 3rd protest this
> year!
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> Videos and info on previous demonstrations at Raytheon in Bristol
> see www.RaytheonOut.wordpress.com
> Raytheon cluster-bomb systems see
> http://thisworldisnotforsale.com/dawc/myReportOnCluster....html
> Raytheon
> Bunker Busters bombs see
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiriyah_shelter
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> Thanks
Just had this reponse back from the bloke at BBC:
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We could all climb up trees, building, towers etc to protest about any number of things and then just wait for the media to turn up to publicise our cause
Sorry- it doesn't work that way..
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I'm f*cking speechless!
Funny isn't it how they choose what to report.
Every pointless word by our politicians, leaders and celebs may get reported, however stupid it may be. But when the unknown take some action and try to speak about it, they are ignored. Maybe its because at the end of the day its just about selling their papers, and nothing to do with reporting real news or reality.
Of course one problem the rooftop protesters face is that their action is 'non-violent' and therefore not very spectacular in the editors eyes. Its also in an out of the way location. You can bet you last pound though that if Raytheon's offices were trashed or burnt, the media would be rushing to cover the news (whilst of course condemning the protesters for their actions, but not the arms firm for theirs).
... if reporting is about selling papers, in our consumption driven society, then that tells you what readers, watchers & listeners are interested in.....
..... as well as what they don't care about.......
Personally I wish the media would report stories like this, but I'm old & cynical enough to know that I'm in a minority amongst my fellow 'citizens'..... who tbh, don't care......