Occupy Wall Street Journalist Tim Pool Hit By Masked Man Last Night
By Nick Pinto Mon., Jan. 30 2012 at 12:00 PM
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Categories: Occupy Wall Street
Hundreds of people marched through Manhattan last night to protest the mass arrests in Oakland the day before. In some ways, the action was a lot like many Occupy Wall Street marches that have come before -- chanting, weaving through neighborhoods, occasionally sprinting to outflank the police, finally petering out.
But there were some new elements too: More of the protesters wore black and masked their faces, a protest tactic called Black Bloc that makes it harder for police to pick individuals out of the crowd. Snapple-bottles and soda cans were thrown at police. And a well-known video journalist was assaulted by a masked marcher.
Tim Pool was covering the march last night, livestreaming his video and commentary, when a masked protester ahead of him whirled and struck him, knocking the phone he uses as a camera out of his hands. (You can see Pool's video below.)
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The night Occupy Wall Street was evicted from Zuccotti Park, Pool stumbled on a group of occupiers in the midst of letting the air out of the tires of police cruisers. Despite the forceful requests of the sabateurs, Pool refused to stop filming. The resulting confrontation -- broadcast live to thousands -- cemented his reputation among some radical occupiers as untrustworthy, more interested in building his personal brand than supporting the movement.
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2012/01/occupy_wall_str_44.php
Personally I am glad for people like Tim Pool, Spencer (oakfosho) and others. They are showing things as they are but doing a good job of the OWS/movement coverage. Those who are doing stupid things (like letting the air out of tires) should be called out. Maybe they are also in it to promote themselves BUT that doesn't deter them from doing their "jobs" (which they do not have to do). Personally I think there are more non violent and good intentioned actions being covered by these citizen journalists than you will ever see on the msm because that is what is actually occurring. However pointing out the less intelligent actions of some cannot be a bad thing, imo.
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The night Occupy Wall Street was evicted from Zuccotti Park, Pool stumbled on a group of occupiers in the midst of letting the air out of the tires of police cruisers. Despite the forceful requests of the sabateurs, Pool refused to stop filming. The resulting confrontation -- broadcast live to thousands -- cemented his reputation among some radical occupiers as untrustworthy, more interested in building his personal brand than supporting the movement.
And your source say "occupiers".
And, you say '"OWS" or "just provocateurs" is not something we can know"'
And I sez,
Even for "embedded journalists", wow, like Tim Pool.
