Dan Massoglia, a member of the group's press committee, said he hoped the raid in New York would re-energize the movement.
NORMAN A. SCHORR KEVIN MCDERMOTT New York, July 20, 2001 The writers are co-chairmen of the freedom of the press committee of the Overseas Press Club of America.
"Inspiring more people to get angry and involved is the top priority," said Bill Dobbs, a member of the press committee of Occupy Wall Street and a veteran of the Act Up campaign for people with H.I.V. and AIDS.
Media censorship, among the strictest in the world, was enforced by the state press committee, while arrests of dissenting journalists, human rights activists and political opponents were frequent, with many reports of the use of torture to extract confessions.
Rachael Perrotta, a member of the Occupy Chicago press committee, said she thought the protests would lead to even more communication.
Kelvin Ho, an Occupy Chicago press committee leader, told the Associated Press they are looking into holding future town hall events in a number of different communities.
Youssef reports an almost unbelievably craven American press scenario: The "freedom of the press committee" -- yes, you read that correctly -- of the Overseas Press Club of America in New York City declared him "not one of us".
The column suggested that shareholders should now "press compensation committees to change policies so that executives who take outsized risks to generate fatter pay packages are forced to return some of that money if the gambles go bad".
Today it is difficult to feel the same way; not because today is quiet while last-minute campaigning is done, but because you feel that the moments that matter are conducted somewhere else: in press conferences, committees, meetings; in television studios, at photo opportunities, in whispered briefings or at lunch at some grand country house.
Now that shareholders have gained some traction with companies on recovering unearned pay, they should press compensation committees to change policies so that executives who take outsized risks to generate fatter pay packages are forced to return some of that money if the gambles go bad.
