Papers covering disturbances right away? They're jerks (6)
I believe the answer is:
idiots
'jerks' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'papers covering disturbances right away?' is the wordplay.
'papers covering' becomes 'id' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'disturbances' becomes 'riots' (I've seen this in another clue).
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'away?' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'riots' with 'r' taken away is 'iots'.
'id'+'iots'='IDIOTS'
'they're' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for idiots that I've seen before include "Fools, air-heads" , "Morons" , "Foolish people" , "imbeciles" , "Abusive word for unintelligent or irrational people" .)