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1984 doublespeak. I cannot stand how these people are forever changing the common vocabulary. Their goal is to never offend any one. Being Politically correct is more important than actually reporting the facts.

Journalism has done a 180 degree turn in 75 years.

See the common man can get the facts without the assistance of these "reporters".

We don't need people reporting what is coming across the "wire" anymore.

We can investigate and read for ourselves.

Good bye MSM, you are no longer needed.

1 posted on 07/21/2017 7:55:59 AM PDT by johnk
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To: johnk

We wouldn’t do bad to ditch the word “terrorist”, as the definition is entirely subjective.


2 posted on 07/21/2017 7:58:26 AM PDT by thoughtomator
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To: johnk

The days when we allow the communists to control the speech are over.


3 posted on 07/21/2017 8:00:06 AM PDT by MichaelCorleone (Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
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To: johnk

FUAP...subversive traitors.


4 posted on 07/21/2017 8:05:33 AM PDT by WKUHilltopper (WKU 2016 Boca Raton Bowl Champions)
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To: johnk

This is just another way to promote Political Correctness.


5 posted on 07/21/2017 8:06:45 AM PDT by yoe
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To: johnk

The Ministry of Propaganda massages the language to control the populace.


6 posted on 07/21/2017 8:09:27 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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In other words, the AP style manual is attempting to inform writers of how better to style their lies in order to make them more palatable to a gullible low information voter reader.

So journalists of this ilk might more truthfully be termed "professional liars".

9 posted on 07/21/2017 8:40:55 AM PDT by EinNYC
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The Nazis were also big into colorful euphimisms to hide their crimes.


10 posted on 07/21/2017 8:54:44 AM PDT by SpaceBar
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Let the AP use its own style book. Let FoxNews use its own. And so on. Who the F is the AP? F those MFers.


11 posted on 07/21/2017 9:24:14 AM PDT by Ge0ffrey
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So the pro-choice folks are offended by the term "pro-life"? That's factually who we are, though.

You're really in a bad place when the truth becomes offensive.

Plus, "anti-abortion" wouldn't suffice as it wouldn't cover those who'd allow abortion to save the life of the mother. "Pro-life" would still be more fitting.

12 posted on 07/21/2017 9:40:30 AM PDT by Ted73
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How Word Preferences in the AP Styleguide Reveal Bias
https://hubpages.com/literature/Built-in-Bias-in-the-AP-Styleguide


13 posted on 07/21/2017 9:46:46 AM PDT by tbw2
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Prochoice is actually proabort, no matter what a woman WOULD choose. Margaret Sanger herself said ‘no more babies’.


14 posted on 07/21/2017 10:11:24 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Bill Clinton and Al Gore took illegal campaign contributions from the Chi-Coms and 'nobody' cared..)
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Does it list all the new pronouns that wackos use?


15 posted on 07/21/2017 10:33:12 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Lying Media: willing and eager allies of the hate-America left.)
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Because TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.


16 posted on 07/21/2017 11:51:27 AM PDT by JimRed ( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Building the Wall! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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