CAMERA Responds to Washington Post's “Language of Terrorism”
The language we use should be chosen for its ability to inform readers. Terrorism and terrorist can be useful words, but they are labels. Like all labels, they do not convey much hard information. We should rely first on specific facts, not characterizations. Why refer to a 'terrorist attack in Tel Aviv' when we can be more informative and precise: 'The bombing of a disco frequented by teenagers in Tel Aviv,' for example. Our first obligation to readers is to tell them what happened, as precisely as possible.
Are these JOKERS for real? At least they are letting US know that it is OK for them to kill our children and we should not call it a terrorist attack. People in their right minds DO NOT go around killing innocent people.