Did the Media Cover Only the Violent Protests in Baltimore?

by: Alex T. Williams | Washington Post

The night that violence erupted in the Baltimore protests, Leah Eliza Balter, who had marched in the protests earlier that day, was crushed by the media coverage that emphasized burning flags and looting. “This is a skewed portrayal of the protests; it is what the media chose to portray — the media that consumers bewilderingly seem to want,” Balter declared.