Abstract
This paper is an overview of the Occupy Wall Street movement: its genesis, expansion and eventual internal and external conflicts. It traces the movement from its Adbusters origins to its manifestation in over 50 cities across the United States and discusses its goals and message.

Outline:
The Start of the Movement
Structuring an Unstructured Movement
Expansion & Controversy
Support of the Movement
Goals
Growing Violence against the Movement
Zuccotti Park Eviction
Future Plans

From the Paper
"As tensions rose between protestors and police around the country, several eruptions of violence occurred. One of the most prominent took place at Occupy Oakland on October 25,2 011, when protestor Scott Olsen was struck in the head by a police-fired canister. The former marine was left with significant head injuries and was placed in critical care. Another famous incident occurred when a retired teacher, Dorli Rainey, was pepper sprayed in the face by police at Occupy Seattle. The 84-year-old woman's attack was photographed moments after, creating one of the most galvanizing images of the movement."

Tags:Wall Street, demonstrators, protesters, 'day of action', Zuccotti Park, Adbusters

Abstract
The paper discusses two models that explain mass media and looks at why Innis and McLuhan are important to the study of communications. The paper explains the function of codes of ethics and discusses why, if codes are not enforceable legally, there is a point in having them. The paper examines an issue of Adbusters (Magazine) and comments on how ethical this publication is in its critique of advertisers.

From the Paper
"The two models I prefer that describe the mass media are encoding and decoding. Encoding is the process that turns the information to symbols that can be understood by the person will receive the message (17). While the text uses a few good examples, I also think that traffic signal lights and signs, clothes and even hand gestures are good examples of information encoded into symbolism. The traffic light, with its three colours, tells a driver through the use of coloured light that they are to (red) stop, (ready to stop) yellow or (green) proceed. The encoding process is just as interesting. This part requires that the message receiver and the sender/encoder understand each other's..."

Tags:mass, media, pr

Abstract
This essay explores the culture of culture jamming via Blackspot sneakers and how this sales campaign reveals that the self-identified socially conscious are possibly competitive consumers rather than social care-takers. This discussion focuses on the media coverage; promotion and marketing materials of the Blackspot sneakers recently deemed "one of the 12 hottest urban brands" as an example of a consumer product that represents the counterculture in the sum of its parts.

From the Paper
"In an early publishing of an article in Forbes magazine, Adbusters' Blackspot sneakers were discussed in terms of their unrealistic ability to take on mega-brands such as Nike. Still, and as noted in the article, Adbusters has managed to sell 20,000 pairs since 2003 (Whelan, n.p.). Even with the cost of manufacturing, this sales figure can easily be worth up to a half million dollars in profit over three years; not bad for a small alternative magazine outfit in B.C. Interestingly, to even entering in this conversation, one must acknowledge that Adbusters has become part of the mainstream culture, where concerns of sales and marketing are central topics."

Tags:adbusters, blackspot, counterculture