Nov 3 Event Media Hits
- 11/3 – The Grio, Martin Luther King III arrested, later released after voting rights protest outside White House
- 11/3 – Fox 5 interview with Yolanda King on Nov. 3 event
- 11/3 – WaPo on Nov. 3 event https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/11/03/voting-rights-protesters-detained-white-house/
- 11/3 – Yahoo News picks up Grio coverage of Nov 3 event https://news.yahoo.com/martin-luther-king-iii-arrested-181409218.html
- 11/3 – HispanicTV: Package covering NME rally includes Spanish interview with LWV’s Alma Couverthie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLszWEsk25E
- 11/3 – New York Times: NME rally image for story covering VRAA vote in the Senate
- 11/4 – NYU student paper covers Nov. 3 event https://nyunews.com/news/2021/11/04/nyu-students-professors-arrested-outside-white-house/
- 11/4 – Yahoo News on Nov. 3 event
- 11/7 – ABC Go web story on Yolanda King and Nov 3 event https://abcnews.go.com/US/yolanda-renee-king-reflects-grandfather-martin-luther-kings/story?id=80977077
Oct. 19 Event Media Hits
*Note: Coverage of Alyssa Milano’s arrest went international, including on many aggregator sites devoted to celebrity news. Not all individual examples are included here, but the coverage contributed to the overall reach of this story.
- 10/19 – C-Span, April Ryan asking Press Secretary Psaki about direct action: https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4982521/user-clip-april-ryan-voting-rights-question
- Fox News Channel on direct action – https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/alyssa-milano-arrested-white-house-protest-voting-rights
- 10/19 – Deadline Hollywood on Oct 19 event – https://deadline.com/2021/10/alyssa-milano-arrested-voting-rights-white-house-1234858456/
- 10-19 – Memphis Commercial Appeal on event and Sawyer arrest https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/politics/2021/10/19/shelby-county-commissioner-tami-sawyer-arrested-washington-rally/8528001002/
- 10/19 – HuffPost on voting rights event https://www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-filibuster-voting-rights-legislation_n_616f2088e4b0657357340942?0dc
- 10/19 – Black News Channel: The World Tonight (Virginia Kase Solomon live interview) https://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=19830&DateTime=10%2F19%2F2021+6%3A33%3A43+PM&LineNumber=&MediaStationID=19830&playclip=True&RefPage=&pbc=WatchlistTerm%3A1992979
- 10/19 – The Hill on voting rights event https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/577474-alyssa-milano-arrested-at-white-house-voting-rights-protest
- 10/19 – WREG (CBS Memphis) on event and Sawyer arrest https://www.wreg.com/news/local/shelby-county-commissioner-tami-sawyer-arrested-in-white-house-protest/
- 10/19 – Yahoo News on voting rights event https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/alyssa-milano-arrested-voting-rights-protest-biden-white-house-233407217.html
- 10/19 – Just Jared site on event https://www.justjared.com/2021/10/19/alyssa-milano-gets-arrested-outside-the-white-house/
- 10/19 – Hollywood Life on voting event https://hollywoodlife.com/2021/10/19/alyssa-milano-arrested-white-house-voting-rights-protest/
- 10/19 – Newsweek on voting event https://www.newsweek.com/alyssa-milano-says-she-was-arrested-outside-white-house-voting-rights-protest-1640612
- 10/19 – Reuters live coverage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhcX4oj53NA
- 10/19 – ET Canada on voting rights event https://etcanada.com/news/829403/alyssa-milano-arrested-during-voting-rights-protest-outside-white-house/
- 10/19 – Toronto Sun on event https://torontosun.com/entertainment/celebrity/alyssa-milano-arrested-outside-white-house
- 10/19 – WaPo on event (via Religion News Service) https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/voting-rights-demonstration-leads-to-faith-leaders-arrests-outside-white-house/2021/10/19/a7e0ac96-3133-11ec-8036-7db255bff176_story.html
- 10/19 – Hearst TV coverage of event Voting Rights Battle (wlwt.com)
- 10/19 – Atlanta Journal-Constitution on voting rights event https://www.ajc.com/politics/bee-nguyen-georgia-clergy-arrested-at-dc-voting-rights-rally/ZZTDQQPLA5E2JDB5E63573ZCNQ/
- 10/19 – UPI pic of event https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/Photos/This-week-in-Washington/12821/
- 10/19 – Local 24 TV (Memphis) coverage of event and Sawyer TVEyes Media Monitoring Suite – [Transcript] 14,349
- 10/19 – WJKT-TV (TN) on event TVEyes Media Monitoring Suite – [Transcript] 1,196
- 10/20 WMC-TV Memphis on Oct 19 event and Sawyer arrest TVEyes Media Monitoring Suite – [Transcript] 17,799
- 10/20 – Daily Memphian story on event (paywall) Tami Sawyer arrested during D.C. rally – Memphis Local, Sports, Business & Food News | Daily Memphian
- 10/20 – News 12 Long Island (NY) on event TVEyes Media Monitoring Suite – [Transcript] 21,729 (multiple hits throughout evening)
- 10/20 – ABC News radio coverage via local station https://www.connectradio.fm/2021/10/20/alyssa-milano-arrested-at-white-house-voting-rights-protest/
- 10/20 – Milano arrest story on WGRZ website (one of multiple hits ) https://www.wgrz.com/amp/article/entertainment/entertainment-tonight/alyssa-milano-says-she-was-arrested-at-voting-rights-demonstration-outside-white-house/603-7a6874e2-f9f4-487f-af53-8cad65cc2f4f
- 10/20 – LA Times on event and filibuster https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-10-20/senate-voting-rights-filibuster-compromise-bill-democrats
- 10/20 – The Grio coverage of event https://thegrio.com/2021/10/20/voting-rights-protest-white-house-bryant-milano/
- 10/20 – People coverage of event, arrests https://people.com/politics/alyssa-milano-arrested-at-voting-rights-demonstration-outside-white-house/
- 10/20 ET coverage of event, arrests https://www.etonline.com/alyssa-milano-says-she-was-arrested-at-voting-rights-demonstration-outside-white-house-173994
- 10/20 GEO TV coverage of event https://www.geo.tv/latest/376990-alyssa-milano-taken-into-custody-during-white-house-protest
- 10/20 – ABC News radio coverage via local station (multiple hits) https://www.connectradio.fm/2021/10/20/alyssa-milano-arrested-at-white-house-voting-rights-protest/
- 10/20 – Celebrity Land coverage of event, arrests https://celebrity.land/en/alyssa-milano-arrested-outside-white-house-entertainment-news/
- 10/20 – National Catholic Reporter coverage of event https://www.ncronline.org/news/people/voting-rights-demonstration-leads-faith-leaders-arrests-outside-white-house
- 10/20 – USA Today on event (via MSN.com) ‘Use your soapbox’: Activists urge Biden to step up voting rights push as latest bill fails in Senate (msn.com)
- 10/20 – Forbes on Milano at event https://www.forbes.com/sites/petersuciu/2021/10/20/social-reaction-is-alyssa-milanos-arrest-overshadowing-the-issues-she-supports/amp/
- 10/21 – Oct 19 event on CNN Headline News TVEyes Media Monitoring Suite – [Transcript] 179,310
- 10/21 – Rabbi Saperstein op-ed in The Forward President Biden must make voting rights top priority – The Forward
- 10/21 – NPR covering Freedom to Vote Act and interviews from WH Action / included interview with Virginia Kase Solomon (reporter Juana Summers) https://www.npr.org/2021/10/21/1047891587/the-biggest-push-by-democrats-for-action-on-voting-rights-fails-in-the-senate
- 10/21 – KLBJ radio on event and Milano https://www.newsradioklbj.com/entertainment-daypop/alyssa-milano-arrested-at-voting-rights-demonstration-outside-white-house/
- 10/21 – Oct 19 event and Ben arrest cited on Rachel Maddow show TVEyes Media Monitoring Suite – [Transcript]
- 10/21 – Markus Batchelor on Black News Channel on voting rights campaign TVEyes Media Monitoring Suite – [Transcript]
- 10/31 – Alyssa Milano on MSNBC on Oct. 19 event https://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=205&DateTime=10%2F31%2F2021+8%3A22%3A25+PM&Term=People+for+the+American+Way&PlayClip=TRUE
Oct. 5 Event Media Hits
- 10/4 – MSNBC Craig Melvin show preview of Oct. 5 event https://mms.tveyes.com/MediaCenterPlayer.aspx?u=aHR0cDovL21lZGlhY2VudGVyLnR2ZXllcy5jb20vZG93bmxvYWRnYXRld2F5LmFzcHg%2FVXNlcklEPTg3MDg4MyZNRElEPTE1OTM5Njk5Jk1EU2VlZD0zOTY1JlR5cGU9TWVkaWE%3D.
- 10/4 – Ben interview with WHUR-FM (DC), “Midday Love w/ Autumn Joi” on Oct. 5 event [link TBD]
- 10/5 – Grio coverage of White House event https://thegrio.com/2021/10/05/white-house-protest-voting-rights-arrests/
- 10/5 – Yahoo News/Grio coverage of WH event https://news.yahoo.com/white-house-protest-challenging-biden-194738629.html
- 10/5 – Maddow show coverage of Oct. 5 event (LWV interview) https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/activists-keen-to-keep-voting-rights-bill-in-spotlight-of-biden-s-attention-122858053542
- 10/5 – WBFF-TV Baltimore coverage of Ben’s arrest https://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=1950&DateTime=10%2F5%2F2021+6%3A11%3A08+PM&Term=People+for+the+American+Way&PlayClip=TRUE
- 10/5 – Markus and Virginia Kase Solomon BNC World Tonight show on Oct. 5 event https://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=19830&DateTime=10%2F5%2F2021+6%3A34%3A50+PM&Term=People+for+the+American+Way&PlayClip=TRUE
- 10/5 – UPI photo and blurb on Oct. 5 event https://www.upi.com/News_Photos/view/upi/821cb4f6ea1f4a4345e950e3d41d01a8/Voting-Rights-Protest-White-House/
- 10/5 – Markus and Virginia/LWV on Charles Blow show on BNC on Oct. 5 action https://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=19830&DateTime=10%2F5%2F2021+10%3A03%3A09+PM&Term=People+for+the+American+Way&PlayClip=TRUE
- 10/6 – Baltimore Sun on voting rights and Oct. 5 event https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-voting-rights-baltimore-20211006-5zwwgzq7vze4rbgout4s5avsiu-story.html
- 10/6 – Yahoo News pickup of Baltimore Suin piece on Oct. 5 event https://news.yahoo.com/arrests-mount-voting-rights-protests-090000221.html
- 10/6 – Capital Gazette Online picks up Baltimore Sun piece https://www.capitalgazette.com/politics/bs-md-pol-voting-rights-baltimore-20211006-5zwwgzq7vze4rbgout4s5avsiu-story.html
- 10/6 – Maryland Reporter notes Ben’s arrest https://marylandreporter.com/2021/10/06/state-roundup-hogans-ex-chief-of-staff-mcgrath-indicted-on-federal-fraud-charges/
- 10/7 – Politico Frustrated voting-rights advocates claw for opening on Senate filibuster
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/07/voting-rights-advocates-senate-filibuster-515630
- 10/7 – Bakersfield Californian picks up Baltimore Sun piece https://www.bakersfield.com/ap/national/as-arrests-mount-in-voting-rights-protests-black-leaders-in-baltimore-hear-echoes-of-1960s/article_55320c53-1b77-500e-a006-d4e5a8ffdece.html
- 10/7 – Markus Batchelor on BNC on voting rights https://mms.tveyes.com/Transcript.asp?StationID=19830&DateTime=10%2F7%2F2021+1%3A14%3A08+PM&Term=People+for+the+American+Way&PlayClip=TRUE
- 10/9 – Ben on Alex Witt/MSNBC https://mms.tveyes.com/MediaCenterPlayer.aspx?u=aHR0cDovL21lZGlhY2VudGVyLnR2ZXllcy5jb20vZG93bmxvYWRnYXRld2F5LmFzcHg%2FVXNlcklEPTg3MDg4MyZNRElEPTE1OTc4NzYyJk1EU2VlZD03MjEyJlR5cGU9TWVkaWE%3D
- 10/11 – Ben on Joe Madison radio on voting rights events https://joe-madison-the-black-eagle.simplecast.com/episodes/voting-rights-tim-kaine-ben-jealous
- 10/13 – Markus Batchelor on Dean Obeidallah show [link TBD]
- 10/13 – Ministers’ op-ed on Freedom to Vote Act in OtherWords https://otherwords.org/the-freedom-to-vote-act-is-no-compromise-pass-it-now/
- 10/13 – Roll Call on voting rights campaign https://www.rollcall.com/2021/10/13/activists-try-to-keep-up-pressure-to-pass-elections-and-voting-bills/
- 10/13 – The State (SC) picks up Roll Call story on voting rights campaign https://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article254989582.html
- 10/13 – Bakersfield (CA) outlet picks up Roll Call story on voting rights campaign https://www.bakersfield.com/ap/news/activists-try-to-keep-up-pressure-to-pass-elections-and-voting-bills/article_8efee025-8188-5737-8d83-eba1e4e43061.html
- 10/14 – Ben’s TEC op-ed on Oct. 5 event in Richmond Free Press http://richmondfreepress.com/news/2021/oct/14/why-i-went-jail-oct-5-ben-jealous/
- 10/16 – The Grio via Yahoo News mentions Oct 5 event https://news.yahoo.com/booker-defends-biden-black-agenda-202300173.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAIGn2zclbPxBKTLFACi-znlZ5AAOSyJKpXWPFS5lk9VwwtXX-J4y9gIBQSNU_9HNYAAgaAWLg-cL48kVC28-kztdx0Y4Tf-wtOKofFjluQcRjqHdZDusia-dOiA04CqLSR955KGd-B2CDhIWJmkqJAMI_0MmuQfreZ3U6uT9hU5W
- 10/17 – Ben quoted in The Atlantic on voting rights Is Biden Doing Enough to Protect Democracy? – The Atlantic *Ben was interviewed for this piece and People For helped shape the story.
- 10/17 – Ben’s TEC op-ed on Oct. 5 arrest in Philly Tribune https://www.phillytrib.com/commentary/why-i-went-to-jail-on-october-5/article_bccea7c6-f33f-523e-bf9d-1112e872c920.html