Terms typically associated with “social justice,” such as those relating to “gender identity prejudice,” “racism,” and “transphobia,” have skyrocketed in the mainstream news media since 2010, according to a new research paper.
Terms relating to the category of “gender identity prejudice” experienced the “starkest increase in prominence between 2010 and 2021,” a “staggering” 2,285 percent increase, according to the report. The term “white supremacy” increased by 8,001 percent between 2010 and 2021.
The report, “Northern Awokening: How social justice and woke language have infiltrated Canadian news media,” was released on March 8 by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, a national, nonpartisan public policy think tank.
The report suggested the public’s criticism of news media has increased, with most surveys showing that the media is suffering from declining public trust. The report said the reasons for the decline in trust are “hotly contested,” but made no mention of how COVID-19 may have impacted public perception of the media….