I wanted to write something about the way greek media talk about the ongoing crisis we're going through, and how they try to keep quiet about the people protesting etc. But I ran into this and this article from http://teacherdudebbq.blogspot.com/ which I think tells the story as good as I'd say it. If you want to compare what's written in these blog posts to the way the Irish media talked about their own bailout program, please watch the video below (video from Mega Channel, the most popular private TV network):
Looks like the greek media don't mind showing how the irish media reacted to the announcement of Ireland asking for a bailout.
On the contrary, this wasn't the case on November 17th. This day is an official school holiday for the memoration of the Polytechnic Uprising that took place in 1973 against the US-backed dictatorship. The same TV network - Mega Channel - on their November 17th 8pm news, didn't spend a single word on this anniversary. They didn't even show the greek PM and other government members leaving flowers at the monument for those who died during the uprising. They didn't even say that this day is an anniversary of anything.
This yearly march was joined by some 40.000 people in Athens, and several tens of thousands all over Greece. Hundreds of thousands of kids celebrated this day and sang songs written for this special day at their schools' yearly event. How would an American feel if the celebration for the 4th of July wasn't mentioned on the news? How would a French feel if the celebration for the 14th of July wasn't mentioned it on the news? How can these people at the most popular TV network in Greece believe that this way they managed to "hide" the protests or all the other events from the people?
This day is called in Greece the "Celebration of Democracy day".
Quite a few members of the parliament today, built their careers on the fact that they took part in the Polytechnic Uprising of 1973. How ironic is this? How shameful?
On the contrary, this wasn't the case on November 17th. This day is an official school holiday for the memoration of the Polytechnic Uprising that took place in 1973 against the US-backed dictatorship. The same TV network - Mega Channel - on their November 17th 8pm news, didn't spend a single word on this anniversary. They didn't even show the greek PM and other government members leaving flowers at the monument for those who died during the uprising. They didn't even say that this day is an anniversary of anything.
This yearly march was joined by some 40.000 people in Athens, and several tens of thousands all over Greece. Hundreds of thousands of kids celebrated this day and sang songs written for this special day at their schools' yearly event. How would an American feel if the celebration for the 4th of July wasn't mentioned on the news? How would a French feel if the celebration for the 14th of July wasn't mentioned it on the news? How can these people at the most popular TV network in Greece believe that this way they managed to "hide" the protests or all the other events from the people?
This day is called in Greece the "Celebration of Democracy day".
Quite a few members of the parliament today, built their careers on the fact that they took part in the Polytechnic Uprising of 1973. How ironic is this? How shameful?
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