NBC NEWS -- The Associated Press has announced that the AP Stylebook will now advise journalists to use the word racism to refer to acts of racism instead of evoking euphemisms like "racially charged," and "racially motivated."
Do not use racially charged or similar terms as euphemisms for racist or racism when the latter terms are truly applicable. #ACES2019 #ACESAPstyle
— AP Stylebook (@APStylebook) March 29, 2019
"The terms racist and racism can be used in broad references or in quotations to describe the hatred of a race or, assertion of the superiority of one race over others," the AP states. The new guidelines also encourage journalists to "think broadly about racial issues before having to make decisions on specific situations and stories."
