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Politics : The Castle
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To: TimF who wrote (3780)9/23/2004 4:38:14 PM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (1) of 7936
 
perhaps Reuters is using a particular choice because of the potential threat to their reporters

That is part of their argument as I understand it. I don't know to what extent they would insist on "neutrality" were it not for the threat to their personnel. I have trouble finding fault with neutrality, even when it's backed into.

There are various factions who take exception to the language in media reports. They want the media to characterize things according to their POV and take exception when that doesn't happen. Most of them don't physically endanger reporters, however, only complain and boycott products and switch stations and the like. Still, the principle of influencing language choice to reflect factional bias is the same. It would seem that media should and would be cognizant of these factions and their preferences and make some efforts to avoid irritation to the extent appropriate.

As for the word, terrorist, it seems to me that a terrorist act is appropriately called that but characterizing a group that includes terrorism in its toolkit as a terrorist group is not so obvious. It could as easily be called a "misogynist" group or a "scruffy-looking" group or many other things. If you choose "terrorist" from the available choices, you're taking a position and making a statement. I'd have trouble arguing that media expressing opinions in news stories is preferable.
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