CNN to Capitalize Both ‘Black’ and ‘White’ in Reference to Race
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It is effective immediately.”The decision comes one week after NBC News and MSNBC issued guidance to staffers that they should begin capitalizing “Black.” The push to capitalize the word in reference to race has come amid national unrest over systemic racism, largely ignited by the death of George Floyd in police custody on Memorial Day.This is not the first editorial tweak to company policy that has been made at CNN — or elsewhere — since Floyd’s death.During a digital staff town hall last week, CNN chief Jeff Zucker outlined how staffers can express themselves personally online in the wake.
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