Skewed Reporting From Los Angeles

Sadly, media reports ignore that the riots in LA have been more protracted and destructive than the January 6th riot in DC.

Every journalist makes decisions about how to frame a story. Word choice is a powerful tool. Sometimes it is difficult to find neutral words, and so the journalist’s choice is crucial in putting a particular slant on events.
Take the turmoil in Los Angeles, for example. Is it a protest, a riot, an insurrection, an invasion, or something else? The Wall Street Journal reported that the Washington Post reported early on in its coverage of events in L.A. in these words: “Angelenos defend their city…” Spin, anyone?
There are at least three egregious errors embodied in those four words.
If we could shut down the mob violence ... it would be worth having to read twisted reports from the MSM about the Trump administration allegedly suppressing free speech.
First, those who are kicking up a fuss (how’s that for an attempt at a neutral characterization?) are by no means all Angelenos. Hardcore leftists have flocked to the City of Angels to pursue their own agenda of anarchy, anti-Americanism, social destabilization, or “revolution” (as they self-flatteringly call it).
Second, the selection of the verb “defend” is highly questionable. First of all, against whom are people allegedly defending the city? From the Post’s reporting, apparently, they are defending it from Donald Trump. Huh? More fundamentally, does one defend a city by acts of arson, looting local businesses, denying people access to the highways they need? Numerous acts of violence against innocent civilians or against police officers, National Guardsmen, and U.S. Marines who were deployed to protect life and property are acts of aggression, not of defense.
Third, what does the writer mean “their” city? Yes, certainly many of those confronting law enforcement officials are legal residents of Los Angeles, and so they are justified in regarding it as “their” city, but “their” also implies property rights. Journalists have no right to speak of L.A. as “their” city when “they” are individuals who are in the country ill...