The Revolution Will Be Televised!

[Buddha Samurai Cadre]

In years gone by, the working class didnt see revolutionary situations live and up close.
Those days are over as, we have so many news channels, so much coverage, that any first world revolution will be captured filmed and broadcast to millions of viewers.

But is this a good thing that could work to our advantage, or will Murdoch just villanize us beyond belief to the point where we wish we were not on the news?

Modern Media, can be a great tool of the revolutionary, as well as the bourgesie, in my opinion, even if the news paint us blacker than black, then according to Mao we are doing something right, and the publics exposure to us would probably make them interested and check out and talk about our movement.

So do you think the media will play a positive or negative role for us in the revolution?

Cheers.

[The Vegan Marxist]

Mainstream media: Negative!

Alternative media: positive/negative, depends how revolutionary we become.

[NecroCommie]

True revolutions will not be televised because of the political risk involved. One just needs to take a look at how media twists and ignores leftists triumphs that are happening even now. Mainstream media is mainstream because it has capital, and therefor it has capitalist interests, which on the other hand means that no leftist triumphs will be showed as leftist or triumphs.

[Rusty Shackleford]

it will catch the media's attention. that is for sure. how its represented will vary. if there happens to be a revolution in greece, it will probably be taken very lightly as the media will probably focus on how the revolution in greece effects the EU economy and how bad it was for the DAX and Goldman Scachs.

[Ligeia]

Either it will be reported very negatively or apologetic for the enemies, or it will almost or not be reported at all.
E.g. "The revolution will not be televised" is the name of a documentary about 2002 Coup-attemptant in Venezuela, and they showed the reports in mainstream media which were heavily manipulated, making the demonstrators look bad.
A recent example, the coup in Honduras,...there was hardly any media coverage and if there was it was apologetic for the coup, avoiding even calling it a "coup" but making it look as if people wanted Zelaya to go.
Or now Greece, they are already trying to blame the people like they are only hindering their "rescue" if there is any coverage of their strikes,anyway.
Or a recent paramilitary attack on a caravan of human rights activists, isn't there always a lot of coverage if Europeans happen to be among the victims? I guess paramilitarism in Mexico isn't something they'd like to report about....for some reason or another.

The normal mainstream media will either manipulate or show nothing at all (depending on their opportunities to make it look beneficial for them).

You can only count on venezuelan TV channel "Telesur", they always report about strikes(yes,even about Nepal) and the like all over the world and they try to broadcast their internationally,too...okay,...one channel won't help that much.:lol:

[The Inquisitor]

So since the media would play a us down, what type of communication do you guys think would positively paint the revolution?

[~Spectre]

So since the media would play a us down, what type of communication do you guys think would positively paint the revolution?


Local media, internet media, pirate radio etc. Though a successful revolution may need to do some sort of V for Vendetta style mission on a tv station.

[AK]

What if we capture a major television station and broadcasting facilities and cameras?

[The Inquisitor]

What if we capture a major television station and broadcasting facilities and cameras?

Just make sure it's FOX News :lol:

[AK]

Just make sure it's FOX News :lol:
And we'll make Glenn Beck do the reporting and praise the revolution at gunpoint :cool:

[The Inquisitor]

And we'll make Glenn Beck do the reporting and praise the revolution at gunpoint :cool:

We all know he's really a leftist troll.

[AK]

We all know he's really a leftist troll.
"I'm in your television, trolling your Teabaggers"

[Uppercut]

And we'll make Glenn Beck do the reporting and praise the revolution at gunpoint :cool:

Sounds fun.

[Buddha Samurai Cadre]

the BBC reports on nepal and greece, it is very supportive of greek protestors and nepal revolutionaries, sing their praises at feeding the poor, empowering women etc.

[AK]

the BBC reports on nepal and greece, it is very supportive of greek protestors and nepal revolutionaries, sing their praises at feeding the poor, empowering women etc.
Oh they can support all they want. It's like how the Bourgeoisie say they want to end racism and poverty. All talk and no results.

[Buddha Samurai Cadre]

My point is, they dont show them in a bad light, they might not show us in one, if public opinion is for us, they, as a populist media network, will have to be fair with us, or risk losing viewers.

[Rusty Shackleford]

it will catch the media's attention. that is for sure. how its represented will vary. if there happens to be a revolution in greece, it will probably be taken very lightly as the media will probably focus on how the revolution in greece effects the EU economy and how bad it was for the DAX and Goldman Scachs.
self quote but i have to do this.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/07/world/europe/07greece.html

[The Inquisitor]

self quote but i have to do this.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/07/world/europe/07greece.html

It makes them seem like that intentionally targeted the individuals inside the bank. :thumbdown: It doesn't even talk how the police reacted vehemently towards the protesters to begin with, or the motive behind the bank burning.

Not trying to justify what happened, but imo those workers should have been out in the streets with everyone else to begin with.