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‘Alt-Right?’ Maybe Not, Says Press

The New York Times | by TVNewsCheck

Many readers are lashing out at news organizations for their euphemistic embrace of “alt-right” to describe the far-right, white nationalists emboldened by Donald Trump’s presidential win (and finding a cozy home in his White House via adviser Steve Bannon). Sydney Ember looks at how organizations like NPR, The Washington Post and the AP are looking to better obviate its meaning for readers with its every use so as not to normalize it.