I was curious what tone changes NPR made between the archived version you linked and the current version. I ran a quick diff:
hand-wringing about looting. → condemnation of looting
bemoaned the property damage → denounced the property damage
“” → Osterweil is a self-described writer, editor and agitator who has been writing about and participating in protests for years. And her book arrives as the continued protests have emerged as a bitter dividing point in the presidential race.
I spoke with Osterweil about this summer’s riots, the common narratives surrounding looting, and why “nonviolence” can be a misleading term. → I spoke with Osterweil
Now, as protests and riots continue to grip cities, she argues that looting is a powerful tool → Now, as protests and riots continue to grip cities, she stakes out a provocative position: that that looting is a powerful tool
The rioters who smash windows and take items from stores, she says, are engaging in a powerful tactic → The rioters who smash windows and take items from stores, she claims, are engaging in a powerful tactic* new Black and Brown nations → new Black and brown nations
the Civil Rights bill → the civil rights bill
You know, one of the causes of the L.A. riots was a Korean small-business owner murdering 15-year-old Latasha Harlins → You know, one of the causes of the L.A. riots was a Korean small-business owner [killing] 15-year-old Latasha Harlins
I was curious what tone changes NPR made between the archived version you linked and the current version. I ran a quick diff:
hand-wringing about looting. → condemnation of looting
bemoaned the property damage → denounced the property damage
“” → Osterweil is a self-described writer, editor and agitator who has been writing about and participating in protests for years. And her book arrives as the continued protests have emerged as a bitter dividing point in the presidential race.
I spoke with Osterweil about this summer’s riots, the common narratives surrounding looting, and why “nonviolence” can be a misleading term. → I spoke with Osterweil
Now, as protests and riots continue to grip cities, she argues that looting is a powerful tool → Now, as protests and riots continue to grip cities, she stakes out a provocative position: that that looting is a powerful tool
The rioters who smash windows and take items from stores, she says, are engaging in a powerful tactic → The rioters who smash windows and take items from stores, she claims, are engaging in a powerful tactic* new Black and Brown nations → new Black and brown nations
the Civil Rights bill → the civil rights bill
You know, one of the causes of the L.A. riots was a Korean small-business owner murdering 15-year-old Latasha Harlins → You know, one of the causes of the L.A. riots was a Korean small-business owner [killing] 15-year-old Latasha Harlins