- Poynter, Wednesday, August 17, 2011 3:30 PM
The choice of words journalists use to describe someone non-white reflect how the media cover people of color -- a point implicit in this piece by Mallary Jean Tenore, which may interest you even if
you're not a journalist or a copy editor.
For example, Tenore thinks the word "minority" isn't specific enough. "And as people of color become a majority, the word is becoming increasingly
inaccurate," she writes.
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