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  • Associated Press Says Call "Riots" "Unrest" [semi-satire]

    10/06/2020 10:37:26 AM PDT · by John Semmens · 5 replies
    Semi-News/Semi-Satire ^ | 4 October 2020 | John Semmens
    Concerned about the use of the word "riot" to describe the property destruction, assaults, and looting that have emerged amid the so-called "mostly peaceful" protests in many of this country's major cities, the Associated Press' "Stylebook" wants reporters to stop using the word. According to the newly revised Stylebook, "the word 'riot' connotes a wild, disorderly, and unfocused violence and mayhem. Use of this word doesn't do justice to the underlying grievances that led to the violence and mayhem. A better word would be to describe these occurrences as 'unrest.' Unrest is a vaguer, milder and less emotional term for...