'Occupy Wall Street': A Media Blackout?

It started in Lower Manhattan. A handful of protesters descended on Wall Street calling themselves representatives of 'the 99 per cent' – the majority of Americans who feel unfairly treated by an economic system in which wealth accrues to the already rich.
Despite an initial lack of coverage, the protests spread country-wide and the crowds grew. The coverage however was disappointing. Protesters accused media outlets of marginalising the demonstrations and not representing public interest. They pointed to the deep connections between the corporate system the demonstrations aimed to change and the mainstream media. Our News Divide this week: the protesters on Wall Street and the challenge of having their story told.
In our News Bytes this week: The family of jailed Egyptian blogger, Maikel Nabil say that the postponement of his appeal hearing could amount to a death sentence; the two-year suspended prison sentence of a Peruvian journalist highlights the uneasy relationship between the leftist government and right-wing media in the country; the Twitter account of Thailand's new prime minister was hacked and used to post anti-government messages; and a number of British media outlets misreport the verdict in US student Amanda Knox's murder trial.