1.) One thing we saw as the significant point made in the article by Deluca and Peeples is how the violent outbreaks within the "Battle in Seattle" actually brought the movement the coverage they desired from their original non-violent protests. In a larger scope it can be said that the point is to argue that violence works a lot more effectively to promote a protest within the public screen and media outlets that were drawn to broadcast the violence in Seattle.
2.) One thing Deluca and Peeples point out to prove the point on the side of violence being beneficial is the amount of media coverage provided on the Monday night after the events took place. The media outlets: CNN,NBC,ABC, and CBS all increased by 26% which in turn bumped the story up to front page news
(194). The second thing we can say helps is the interview they cite with one of the violent anarchist protesters. He says the violence is specific to break the media cycle that keeps its audience in a daze. The violence and disruption breaks that daze which was the point (198).
3.) We think both the things stated in #2 work effectively and make sense when we look at it in the grand scope of the protest.
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