The world is not flat.. It is upside down

China comments on role of press while  protests become common through out the capitalist world. 

An op-ed from China Daily commenting on the role of press in the US.

One of the best-kept secrets in the United States over the past two weeks seems to be the protest on and near Wall Street in New York.

More than 1,000 people protested on the first day, September 17,marching and chanting slogans. Yet the demonstration, known asOccupy Wall Street, did not appear on the major networks' evening news or in major newspapers the next day.

The protest, now in its 14th day, only got limited coverage last Saturday when heavy-handed police arrested close to 100 people and pepper-sprayed several female demonstrators. But most coverage that day was not in-depth.

It is a shame that most so-called mainstream media outlets have miserably failed to inform the public over the past two weeks

Protests on the Brooklyn Bridge in US.

(Photo: Reuters)
Protesters sit on the road in plastic handcuffs after being arrested on the Brooklyn Bridge during an Occupy Wall Street march in New York

Protests in Taipei, Taiwan

Activists carried out sit-ins inside the Taipei 101 tower, causing some major retailers to close shop during Occupy Taipei protests. (Photo/Hsu Cheng-hung)

Protests in Rome, Italy

(Reuters) - Anti-greed protesters rallied globally on Saturday, denouncing bankers and politicians over the international economic crisis, with violence rocking Rome where cars were torched and bank windows smashed

Protests in Berlin, Germany 

Protests in London  at St. Pauls Cathedral

Protests in Madrid, Spain