Politico, a popular news outlet, has been taken over by woke millennials who want to cancel mothers and deny biological reality. This shocking revelation comes from a new book by journalist Amber Athey, who exposes how the American media has been hijacked by radical leftists.
The Snowflakes’ Revolt: How Woke Millennials Hijacked American Media
How Politico Censored Its Own Reporters
In her book, Athey tells the story of how two reporters at Politico were triggered by an article written by their colleague Gabby Orr. The article was titled “GOP seizes on women’s sports as unlikely wedge issue” and it discussed how Republicans were opposing transgender athletes competing in female sports.
The two reporters, who were both transgender activists, complained to Politico’s Director of Editorial Diversity and Inclusion that Orr had used “transphobic” language and terms. They demanded that she apologize and change her article to conform to their ideology.
One of the terms they objected to was “mother”. They claimed that using this word was offensive and exclusionary to transgender people who could also be parents. They insisted that Orr should use “birthing person” or “gestational parent” instead.
Orr was shocked and confused by their accusations. She had not intended to offend anyone or deny anyone’s identity. She had simply used a common word that most people understood and accepted. She felt that changing her article would make it less clear and less accurate.
She also wondered why these two reporters had such power over her work. They were not her editors or supervisors. They were not even in the same department as her. They were just fellow journalists who happened to disagree with her perspective.
But she soon realized that she had no choice but to comply with their demands. She was summoned to a meeting with Politico’s Director of Editorial Diversity and Inclusion, who told her that she had violated Politico’s style guide and code of conduct. She was warned that if she did not apologize and edit her article, she would face disciplinary action or even termination.
She felt betrayed and bullied by her own employer. She felt that Politico had abandoned its journalistic principles and values in favor of political correctness and censorship. She felt that she had lost her freedom of speech and expression as a reporter.
How Woke Millennials Took Over American Newsrooms
Orr’s case was not an isolated incident. It was part of a larger trend that Athey documents in her book: how woke millennials have taken over American newsrooms and imposed their agenda on the media.
Athey argues that this generation of reporters has been indoctrinated by leftist ideology since their childhoods. They have been taught to see everything through the lens of race, gender, sexuality, class etc., rather than facts.
This level of political correctness has dangerous consequences. By censoring words and phrases that state biological reality, it creates confusion and erases the unique experiences of different groups of people. The push for inclusivity has gone too far when it causes harm and dismisses the experiences of marginalized communities.
The future of journalism is at stake when newsrooms are controlled by a politically-biased agenda. It’s time for journalists to stand up and fight against the censorship of truth and reality.