Anti-TPPA protest Occupies the media

Naarm/Melbourne
March 5, 2012
Issue 
913
News
Video: TPPA Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (Protest) - Occupy The Media - YouTube/KenjiWardenclyffe.

The Australian mainstream media has been awfully quiet about the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), of which round 11 is now underway in Australia at the Melbourne Convention Center over March 1 to 9.

These talks are being held in secret.

Due to what Occupy Melbourne saw as a "Media Blackout" in regards to the TPPA, they decided to bring awareness of the TPPA to the public by hijacking the news.

Channel 7 was planning to interview Victorian Police Chief Commissioner Ken Lay about the reduction of violence in Melbourne's streets when the protesters hijacked the report by chanting, and holding signs.

Ken Lay's interview was completely drowned out by the chanting of the protesters.

Economy
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