Occupy Wall Street and Social Media: Who's Making Sense of It All?

Occupy Wall Street has presented a new challenge for journalists. Without centralized leadership or communications, there is not one place to go for a roundup of information. Occupy is a story coming from many viewpoints, with many developments. This makes it an ideal topic for social media. The question becomes: How do you round all that up, and who makes sense of it?

Storify, an award-winning San Francisco startup that helps its users tell stories using social media, wanted to look at Occupy Wall Street and the media. A forum Thursday night allowed seven journalists covering the event and 100 audience members to share their thoughts.

 

 

 

Comments

[maori]

06:58 PM on 11/06/2011

Not to worry,

in an increasingly fear-ruled and propagandized society, information becomes its own concern.

[Chase Ford]

10:43 AM on 11/05/2011

The Occupy Wall Street movement is only a precursor to what is to come. I believe that most Americans are waking up to that fact. I am a 59 year old veteran who works for a living, pays taxes, believes that those who can work SHOULD work, and that those who legitimately can't should be helped. I DO NOT believe that large corporations should dictate public policy and tell our ELECTED officials how to run our country. When was the last time you saw a corporation stand in line and vote? I do believe that the time has come to face facts in our own country and stand up for AMERICA and AMERICANS. I was recently involved in an accident involving CANADIAN-BASED PCL Construction and received MEDICALLY PROVEN injuries which include a torn rotator cuff, damaged disks in my neck and nerve damage in my right arm. What did PCL do? They LAID ME OFF after I reported an intoxicated PCL Supervisor being present on the project..and left me on my own to seek competent medical treatment for my injuries. A promised investigation into the incident NEVER occurred and now PCL hides behind their corporate attorney rather than coming to the table and discussing the matter openly. FIGURE IT OUT AMERICA..and thank corporate friendly politicians.