User:Gryllida/Common words to avoid

= Words to Avoid (or Use with Care) Because They Are Loaded or Confusing = Similarly to this resource (from gnu.org), at Wikinews we avoid some words commonly used by mainstream media.

"Terrorism"
This is an attention catching word meant to incite panic and invite attention of the reader to the headline.

Mainstream media often uses this word
 * without clearly specifying the motive or
 * without specifying the evidence behind it - often mainstream media uses the word at a whim, even if motivation is unknown.

It is better to
 * say what was done (a murder or a traffic accident or other attack type) and how many people injured, and
 * list the evidence about motivations, specifically, with attribution.