“Is it too much to ask that journalists know the meanings of the words they use?”
They don’t have time to learn trivial things like that in journalism school. They’re too busy learning how push The Agenda and to use the copy and paste buttons for transferring democrat talking points into their stories. Also why waste time learning how to research and get credible sources when the democrats can tell them everything they need to know.
You’re right, of course. How silly of me to expect such antiquated standards.