Teachers’ protest: Print and social media diverge

Event: On June 26, teachers and principals launched an island-wide trade union action by reporting sick and staging a protest near the Fort Railway Station over several demands, including solutions for salary disparities.[1][2] The police fired water cannons and tear gas to disperse the protest.[3][4]On June 27, teachers and principals continued the island-wide strike as a response to police action against the protest the previous day.[5][6] Analysis Over the past few days, the state print media has been overwhelmingly critical of the…