I've observed what seems like folks lacking language to describe some of the activist tactics (and establishment responses) we are seeing in this moment. Here's a short thread of accessible reads that may help journalists & others describe what they are seeing more clearly.
The Rhetoric of Agitation and Control offers basic language. Ex: an activist *petition* to sever ties w/ police may result in a university engaging in both *adjustment* (severing ties w/ the city PD) & *avoidance* (ignoring the demands about their own PD)
https://www.waveland.com/browse.php?t=247
Beautiful Trouble: A Toolbox for Revolution lays out in detail creative activist tactics you've seen and tells you why they're used. Ex: teens and kpop stans embarrassing politicians & overwhelming police apps = *creative disruption* and *culture jamming* https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781944869090
Beautiful Trouble: A Toolbox for Revolution | IndieBound.org

"Elegant and incendiary." --Naomi Klein. Beautiful Trouble brings together dozens of seasoned artists and activists from around the world to distill their best practices into a toolbox for creative...

https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781944869090
Rhetoric for Radicals is great on the power and uses of language. Ex: calling those against fascism "outside agitators" or "terrorists" is establishment *propaganda* and, yes, activists use slogans/language that make you uncomfortable for a good reason! https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780865716285
Rhetoric for Radicals: A Handbook for 21st Century Activists | IndieBound.org

Rhetoric for Radicals is intended for college-aged activists and organizers, and for the most part it's written in a relaxed, approachable style. It does get a bit cerebral and academic in places -...

https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780865716285
For those who want to learn what organizing actually works in community and at the grassroots level before you see it on TV, I highly recommend @rinkuwrites's Stir It Up: Lessons in Community Organizing and Advocacy https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780787965334 as well as...
Stir It Up: Lessons in Community Organizing and Advocacy (Chardon Press Series) | IndieBound.org

Stir It Up--written by renowned activist and trainer Rinku Sen--identifies the key priorities and strategies that can help advance the mission of any social change group. This groundbreaking book...

https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780787965334
When We Fight, We Win!: Twenty-First-Century Social Movements and the Activists That Are Transforming Our World from @wefightandwin. Book is great and gorgeous & they are making it even easier for you to learn by also having a podcast: http://www.whenwefightwewin.com/about/ 
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