The news organization felt that the word "mother" could be offensive to some in the transgender community, and Politico didn't want to step on that landmine.
The report from the Daily Mail continues from there, saying that other reporters should vet all stories within Politico that would read the stories as if they were "sensitive readers" themselves. However, those "sensitive readers" seemed to take issue with the term "biological woman" in a story. Their apparent goal was to weed out any potential issues within their reports.
A new book by Amber Atley called 'The Snowflakes' Revolt: How Woke Millennials Hijacked American Media' intends to try to reveal some of the stories that have been circulating in the background of the liberal media. This book wants to ensure that more public hears about what is happening in the modern liberal media.
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The concept of "sensitive readers" has hit the mainstream. So much so that Ian Fleming's James Bond books have been rewritten with these sensitive readers in mind; they try to take out terms that might be offensive to sensitive readers and look at several other issues that many feel are going too far.
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Atley claims that a new generation of "woke Americans" have overtaken the media. She writes:
"They create a culture of fear in which everyone — including the adults who are supposed to be in charge — is terrified of stepping out of line and becoming a target of the bullies."
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She says that a piece for Politico titled 'GOP seizes on women's sports as an unlikely wedge issue,' written by Gabby Orr, triggered an internal review.
Atley says that this piece caused Orr to meet with senior officials at Politico, and she was probed about her time writing for the Washington Examiner (a more conservative outlet). She was also questioned why she didn't include transgender voices in her piece. To many, this was akin to the inquisition.
Atley makes some strong claims about the culture at Politico and many other left-leaning outlets. She says that so many liberal outlets have allowed themselves to be taken over by the woke mob.