It rarely is. There is no honorable function to the press, except maybe to turn a profit.
-- The unfortunate result is that our neighbors are now being threatened. We have also had cars and property in and around the park area vandalized this weekend. Unfortunately, the press and social media are trying to enflame the situation. --
Just don't count on government/police help when you most need it. Be careful, be gentle, be vigilant, and be armed and willing to use deadly force if necessary. You and your neighbors are now targets of parts of a lawless mob. The press is going to continue to inflame the sentiments, and the lawless ones feed their own justification.
As for the press, if you think it can't sink any lower, you're wrong.
with 24/7 news they need sensational stories to keep viewership up.
Its really become reality TV with the scripting done in the editing room and on the net.