Journalism is not PR

Complaints about language are increasingly common sights on social media. The sensitivity around word choices reaches dizzy new heights every day, and there was one particular outcry that pushed me to dust off this old blog and scribe my thoughts.

Here’s a link — https://www.linkedin.com/posts/laurenpaton_ok-yes-theyve-changed-it-now-but-no-one-activity-7022154355017412608-UVX9?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Yesterday I saw dozens of posts that were bursting with incandescence and demanded the BBC change a headline because it was so offensive. The comments…