Society of Professional Journalists Wants to Avoid Term 'Illegal Immig

Paul Wilson
January 10th, 2012 8:27 PM
A group that calls itself "The nation's most broad-based journalism organization, dedicated to encouraging the free practice of journalism and stimulating high standards of ethical behavior" sounds important, and would probably be a stickler for accuracy among its members and in its own affairs, wouldn't it? Not the Society of Professional Journalists. SPJ recently institutionalized political…
 

FNC Follows Up on Journalists’ Group Push to Change ‘Illegal’ to

Matt Philbin
January 3rd, 2011 4:28 PM
On Dec. 14, 2010, the Culture and Media Institute reported that the Society for Professional Journalists (SPJ)’s Diversity Committee announced a year-long campaign to “educate journalists about the hurtfulness of phrases like ‘illegal immigrant,’ which is the term currently preferred by the influential AP Stylebook.” After the Daily Caller picked up the story, the Fox News Channel followed…