The Wall Street Journal is keeping Occupy Wall Street off of its front page. An analysis by blogger numeroteca shows that the New York Times and Washington Post began regular front-page coverage in the second week of the Occupy Wall Street protests, after the movement had gained steam on Twitter. After 141 protesters were arrested at Occupy Boston, the Boston Globe has had daily coverage.

An assistant editor with a right-wing magazine admitted in a column Saturday evening to posing as part of the 99 Percent Movement in D.C. "in order to mock and undermine" it. Patrick Howley, an assistant editor for the American Spectator, was committed enough to his deception to be at the vanguard of a demonstration that saw police firing pepper spray and closing a downtown Washington museum

Speaking with right-wing radio show host Laura Ingraham on Friday, Rep. Peter King (R-NY), the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, blasted the media for providing fair coverage to the Occupy Wall Street protests. "They have no sense of purpose other than a basically anti-American tone," he said