Thoughts on words: What they mean and how they are used.
Five years ago today, I noted that different news sources were reacting to some news about Twitter engaging in censorship with various levels of directness.
“Twitter will begin [X] tweets in certain countries.”
Al Jazeera: “censoring”Reuters: “restricting”
What a weasel word.Choose your news.
The NYT congratulates themselves, rightly, on calling Trump’s unfounded and outrageous accusations a “lie.” The opinion piece also features quotes from other news organizations regarding what particular word — falsehood? untruth? — should be applied to the factually challenged assertions emanating from the Trump White House.
Just don’t call them “alternative facts.”