#Latest news with #ReisThebaultWall Street Journal3 days agoPoliticsWall Street JournalIs Anyone Going to Hold Rioters Accountable?Sadly it's still fashionable in the media industry to downplay looting and vandalism when reporters and editors agree with the underlying political agenda. Here's how the headline and subhead introduce a story in the Washington Post about Los Angeles: Are Angelenos all standing with the rioters in opposition to the president? In the Post account from Reis Thebault and Molly Hennessy-Fiske, it's not easy to find even an acknowledgment that people burning vehicles, throwing rocks at police and trashing businesses are at fault. The Post story begins by echoing the claims of elected Democrats who have sought to shift the blame entirely to the President:
Wall Street Journal3 days agoPoliticsWall Street JournalIs Anyone Going to Hold Rioters Accountable?Sadly it's still fashionable in the media industry to downplay looting and vandalism when reporters and editors agree with the underlying political agenda. Here's how the headline and subhead introduce a story in the Washington Post about Los Angeles: Are Angelenos all standing with the rioters in opposition to the president? In the Post account from Reis Thebault and Molly Hennessy-Fiske, it's not easy to find even an acknowledgment that people burning vehicles, throwing rocks at police and trashing businesses are at fault. The Post story begins by echoing the claims of elected Democrats who have sought to shift the blame entirely to the President:
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