Occupy Movement: Racial, Gender Preferences When Calling Upon Reporters
Washington Post reporter Tim Craig tweeted from an Occupy DC rally at McPherson Square about racial and gender preferences when calling upon reporters. The “progressive stack policy” is typical at Occupy movement events. “For those of you unfamiliar, progressive stack just means encouraging people from marginalized communities to speak more often,” tweeted @OccupyKSt. Washington City Paper reporter Lydia DePillis pointed out, however, that such a policy relies upon visual markers.
What’s your take: do you think this method compensates for a lack of voices from marginalized communities? Is it an unfair to have such preferences over which reporters get first access? Should journalists not be bound by this policy, since they strive to be neutral news gatherers? Sound off in the comments below.
- Source: Twitter
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Tim Craig
Reporters who are minorities, women GLBT, or immigrants, will get priority when they decide whom to call on #occupydc
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