To the Media,
We are Anonymous. We have been watching those of you who call yourselves "The Media" with great disdain as you fail to meet our expectations at doing what the people demand, reporting news. For too long the media has given power to those who do not deserve it and did not rightly earn it. By reporting about the luxurious lives of movie stars and billionaires you have knowingly and carelessly given power to those who do not care about anything else but their own egotistical lives. By being exposed to such narcissistic and pompous behaviour through the media many people have been brainwashed by your propaganda into believing that these insignificant and meaningless stories are news. We are here to say, no more.
No more shall the media pick and choose what the people hear as news. No more shall we allow you to report on Whitney Houston when Syrian rebels push towards a civil war. No more shall we allow you to report on Jeremy Lin when the tension in the Middle East is mounting. No more shall we allow you to report on the Kardashians's marital problems, Beyonce's baby drama or Charlie Sheen's drug problems when countries around the world are facing devastating financial bankruptcy. These entertainment time-wasters have proven to be no more than a distraction to the people, as important news and headlines never get the justice they deserve. We are Anonymous and we are here to say, you can no longer choose what is front-page material.
Operation Occupy the Media is an ongoing operation supported by Anonymous all around the world to liberate the people from the distraction of major news media and the entertainment news that occupies the front pages of your websites, newspapers and magazines. We shall be targeting all of your social media outlets and discussion boards to bring attention to actual issues that should be priority news. We will make it our duty to report the vital news while you, the ones in charge of informing the people, report on trivial, insignificant nonsense. We are tired of being misinformed by the media. We are tired of people having a deceiving sense of the word "Beautiful." We are tired of the people focusing more on entertainment than their own rights and privileges which are being taken away slowly but surely. We are tired of people having a false sense of priority through the reports by the media. And now, we are taking action! – http://anongroup.net/occupymedia.html
We are Anonymous
We are legion
We do not forgive
We do not forget
Expect us
While I might agree with some of their statements about sensationalist news being pushed while ignoring more important topics it ironically creates the same scenario that Anon says they hate. Who gets to dictate what is news and what isn't?
Wouldn't anon going after media outlets because they disagree with the news be the same thing as a dictator controlling state media???
Yup. That would be an example of what not to do. Something is off about these guys, that's the part I don't like. I really don't care about who they hack, sometimes it's funny, sometimes justified, sometimes it doesn't mean a thing. It's just that, when a group like Stratfor get's hacked, the message behind the hack becomes secondary. Interpol is being hacked and down right now as I type this.
Couple of things:
1) I have not gotten my arms around the notion that chaos and anarchy would be any better than what "we" have going now.
2) Anon, Wikileaks, and Stratfor are organizations outside of government.
3) All obtain information and intel in nefarious ways.
4) All seek money from their "constituents".
5) All seek to influence government policy and have distinct messages.
These guys scare me a little bit.