Sad, but I think inevitble when the weather is good and you see way some glider pilots fly (not insinuating about the pilots int his example, just a general reflection).
Flew back from Sandown yesterday and on the 90 minute flight north we encountered 81 gliders (yes we were keeping count) and some "interesting" shows of airmanship.
I also don't see an issue with the reporting either.
"Ejecting with a parachute" seems to describe pretty much happens when you abandon an aircraft mid air. We would have reason to criticise if they had said the pilot had used the yellow and black handles to activate the Martin-Baker rocket seat. I would certainly consider it appropriate to "eject" my self from a broken aircraft using a parachute.