In response to protests in Ferguson, The New York Times article of December, 2014, read: “Violence Flares in Ferguson After Appeals for Harmony” and USA Today agreed, writing: “Ferguson Struggles to Grasp Why Protesters Turned Violent.” Other major news outlets such as The Daily Beast, CBS News, and NBC News used the words “chaotic” and “violent.” The true meaning behind these protests was smothered as the newspapers exaggerated the violence present in some of the cities.