The alt-right was relatively unknown until last year, when the group’s support for Mr. Trump elevated it into the national political debate. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyIt was the selection of Mr. Bannon, who has called Breitbart “the platform for the alt-right,” that brought the term under fire. Now, prompted in part by the kind of condemnation evident in the comments on The Post article, news organizations are examining their use of the term. She said news organizations should routinely define the meaning of alt-right so that readers understand the specific viewpoints it encompasses. Parsing a term heavy with connotations is “hard work” said Cameron Barr, a managing editor at The Washington Post.

Source: New York Times November 29, 2016 01:21 UTC