Journalism jargon: The words newsrooms should boot
A list of words and phrases that The Daily Beast and New York magazine suggest reporters should avoid. Care to add your own?
But when journalists start to collectively overuse certain words and phrases, other journalists take note.
In this case, it’s The Daily Beast, which created a list of phrases that journalists should avoid:
• Exclusive
• Breaking
• Unbiased, nonpartisan
• National conversation
• Walked it back
• Some say, experts say, critics say
• Trolling
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