Also, describing protesters who threw some paint as "vandals who attacked the US embassy" is editorialising, not news reporting. Whether or not such a protest is vandalism is a matter of opinion, not a fact, and calling it an attack is sensationalist, especially given the context. Jordan Dunn ought to know better, and the editors supervising his journalism definitely should.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/502412/vandalism-of-buildings-a-minor-inconvenience-pro-palestinian-group
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