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Define "Protestor"

Headline: Protester shot dead in Nepal

Story:

KATMANDU Nepal (CNN) -- Nepalese police shot and killed a protester Sunday in the Banepa region when pro-democracy protesters tried to storm a police post, a government official said.

Prostestor? Or... "riotor"? Or Maoist terrorist? It depends on your point of view, doesn't it?

Nepal is pretty much the last place I want to be, with Maoists fighting to overthrow a monarchy. I couldn't support either side. Plus, it is my understanding they do not play hockey over there. Sounds like hell.

I guess I have nothing useful to say here - I just noted the headline on Google News and decided to check out the story. And I was struck (yet again) by the difficulty news organizations and reporters seem to have with objectivity and impartiality. This is the kind of stuff that makes me roll my eyes when people compain about Fox News having a bias. Hey, show me a news source that doesn't.