The Associated Press rolled out their 2017 “stylebook”; the stated goal is to provide a “universal” guideline for journalistic practices. Instead, it is an attempt to indefinitely marginalize conservative reporting.

The 2017 ‘stylebook’ tells writers to AVOID words like “pro-life”, “migrant”, “refugee”, “Islamist”, and “terrorist”. Opinion contributor for The Hill, Rachel Alexander, commented on “Fox & Friends” that this is “an attempt to promote language that liberals tend to favor”.

The ‘stylebook’ demands that writers use the term “anti-abortion” instead of “pro-life”, a clear slap in the face for those fighting for the lives of the unborn. Instead of “migrant” or “refugee”, one should instead use the phrase “people struggling to enter Europe”. Rather than say “terrorist” or “Islamist”, AP wants writers to sugarcoat things and say “militant”, “lone wolf”, or “attacker”.

This is DANGEROUS language policing and not too far off from the political correctness of Stalin.

What is even more frightening is the fact that, as Alexander points out, if a writer wishes to submit their work to a mainstream outlet and they think that they can avoid the tightening fist that is the AP’s ‘stylebook’, their work will undoubtedly be edited to conform.

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