Protesters in Ferguson, Mo. and across the US are using social media to organise their demonstrations. The protestors await the grand jury’s decision on whether to indict police offer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown, They are using Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr to spread the word about planned protest locations, sending text messages with announcements and collecting donations and supplies. Two of the main organisers are preparing for the protests by sending out tweets with information and calls to action. The two reached more than 20,000 followers each with their Ferguson updates.
This article challenges Botton's belief that the news is used for social control. It is not the actual news corporations who are trying to have control in this article, but in fact the public who are fighting against it. Their protests have gained over 20,000 followers by using social media.
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