Petition Demands AP Scrub 'Skeptic' From Reporting, Replace With 'Climate Change Denier' | Truth Revolt: A petition started by self-proclaimed grassroots human rights organization Forecast the Facts is demanding that reporters cease describing climate change skeptics as such and refer to them only as "climate change deniers" in order to discredit them.
A link at their website implores visitors to join their effort:
Those who deny the facts of man-made climate change would like the media to call them "skeptics" — but scientists think the media should know better. Tell reporters: Don't call climate change deniers "skeptics."
The petition even urges the Associated Press to amend their StyleBook to rule out the use of the word in that context and for all other media outlets to follow suit:
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