FeaturedSeptember 16 2025

Journalists rethinking how to describe people in crime stories

From DodgertonSkillhause on Morguefile
Poynter is writing this week about how some newsrooms are changing the words they use to describe people in the criminal justice system. in order to replace dehumanizing language. Person-first language is a linguistic prescription that puts a person’s humanity above other identity labels, with the intent of avoiding marginalization ... - MORE -

RTDNA calls for vaccination transparency

RTDNA is calling for the free flow of information regarding the safety, efficacy, and deployment of COVID-19 vaccines. As journalists, we know that one truth holds regardless of the challenges our country navigates: Confidence in those in power is reliant upon the transparency in which they conduct themselves. When a ... - MORE -

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