Re: Chicken or egg
I think the blame has to lie on those who initiated the news story. If French reporters had asked people to burn cars for them or do something crazy for the French evening news, certainly they would be to blame. But it was the rioters who started the mess.
It is true that perhaps news coverage may instigate more action, but that would just make the rioters doubly guilty of taking advantage of the situation. Outright cencorship is clearly not the answer though.
And as mentioned, the head of a media source that is outright politically motivated does not deserve any special media priveleges.
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