Fox News Media Will Capitalize ‘Black’ When Referring to Race
thewrap.comAlso Read: CNN to Capitalize Both 'Black' and 'White' in Reference to Race“Starting today, Fox News Media will capitalize Black when it is used as an adjective describing people, a community, or culture.
Outlets including the Associated Press have recently started making the change, and Fox News Media joins them,” he wrote.He went on, “We are making this adjustment after consulting our own diversity team, and after careful research into the history of language, culture, and customs.”Glenn noted that while this new rule is in line with the previously existing standards at the company for other references — like “Latino” — there is room for deviance when appropriate: “If the subject of a story prefers a more precise description (for instance,.
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