Remember, remember the 5th of November
This article shown by the Telegraph talks about the infamous Million Mask March. The Million Mask March, where anti-establishment protesters don Guy Fawkes masks in hundreds of cities around the world, has been described as “the largest world protest”.It is organised by Anonymous, the anarchic ‘hacktivist’ network linked with cyber-attacks against governments including the US and Israel, multi-national corporations such as PayPal and Visa, child porn websites, the Church of Scientology, the British National Party and defenders of media copyright, among others.
The article describes the events of the night and the aftermath. The subheading 'Fifty people arrested after three police officers hospitalized during anti-capitalist march' draws readers into civil disorder on such a night which generally to do with fireworks.
The main reason why this article interests me is because last year, there was little to none coverage on the Million Mask March, many only knew due to social platforms such as Twitter or Facebook; otherwise there was no major news coverage at all. However this year, the Million Mask March was more recognized all the media outlets but it was strongly demonized before it had even begun. Like any other protest, there are always the naughty few who turn the peaceful protest into a roaring riot and those are the few who get demonized and therefore ruin the purpose of the protest, those are the few who find themselves on sites like the Telegraph with commentators arguing that the whole movement is pointless and senseless.
The Million Mask March to hit back at austerity measures and perceived inequality brought about by the Government, so it's somewhat understandable why the media does not want this to be brought to public attention as it may spark interest which why they make distribute the idea that the whole movement is senseless.
This article is really interesting because it is a story that affects many around the world. You have clearly stated your opinion and given a really good summary of the story. The photos you used are also really good!
ReplyDeleteTo improve maybe you could talk about the affect this would have on the government itself and what actions they would take to stop this happening
Well done!