New York Times Responds to AP “I” Word Ban
New York Times Responds to AP “I” Word Ban
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Once the Associated Press changed it’s practice concerning the use of the term “illegal alien” last week most, if not all, eyes turned toward the New […]
‘Illegal Immigrant’: What Words to Use Becomes a Debate Itself
By Cindy Chang and Marisa Gerber, Los Angeles Times Most news organizations have long used the term “illegal immigrant,” which some people find offensive. They prefer “undocumented,” arguing that “illegal” […]
Dropping the “I” Word: Fox News vs Fox News Latino
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco A really interesting piece today in Media Matters about how two faces of the same Fox TV coin cover the same issue. Specifically, the recent news […]
Associated Press Finally Drops the “I” Word
Victor Landa, NewsTaco Finally. There’s something decidedly sarcastic in writing that. Yesterday, late in the afternoon, my Twitter feed fluttered a little about an Associated Press announcement. The AP has […]
AP: “Illegal” Is No Longer Sanctioned to Describe a Person
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco Little by little, positive change is coming. This time it was the venerable Associated Press that announced that it is dropping the “I” word from it’s […]
2012 AP Photos of the Year
By Matt Dayhoff, pjstar.com/AP Click on picture to read story. [Photo by mikebaird]
No One Is “Illegal,” Tell The Associated Press
I don’t need to signal my bias, I’ve never hidden it – I deplore the word “illegal” when used in referenced to undocumented workers in the United States. I use it only […]
