Activist has a neutral/positive connotation. I don't know who Heather Honey is. When I read the initial blurp and saw "activist" as the leading modifier, I thought, "oh, good?". Please stop using positive/neutral descriptors. It should be, "Pennsylvania voter obstructivist" or something similar.
Thank-you for asking for a descriptive term
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variation on terms in different articles. Important to not lose sight of how messed up this is and her actions and connections being much more than creating some disinformation. She and her co-conspirators should have been indicted for insurrection and weren't bsky.app/profile/r5-t...
For the average reader, it is of the utmost important to frame the leading description explicitly.
For EVERY reader it is of the utmost importance to frame the leading description accurately. Words matter. Let’s make sure they paint a true and honest image.
The outlets that have been the most consistent and detailed coverage over the years regarding this person are also balancing the need to be 100% factual and avoid loaded/emotional words I understand (read the article) My opinion is #HeatherHoney is a disinformation fraud bsky.app/profile/vote...
"Conspiracy theorist" "Election Denier" 'Disinformation creator and unindicted co-conspirator' is factual bsky.app/profile/matt...
Explicitly naming it holds power. And few are doing that.
Misnomers are dangerously misleading
I will say to all the folks on the thread. I absolutely despise misleading headlines and sanewashing things, ask @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social ! What some outlets are doing in this case in picking a descriptor like "activist" is not that or worth getting upset about (particularly the.... 1/
...the local sources that have covered her for years in PA (and AZ). If you are just hearing "Heather Honey" name for the first time today, or when I look at your thread and see you never posted about Scott Perry, Russ Diamond, Frank Ryan, John Eastman, Jeffrey Clark and know the connection.. 2/
...I would encourage you to read the election sources like votebeat, and locals like spotlightPA, Lancaster/Lebanon/Harrisburg and some of the AZ reporters and not get too upset about the headline descriptors being used. Save that anger for shit NYT or WaPo headlines tomorrow when they catch-up 4/4
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agree these media people just don’t get it
Ya, but. We’re supposed to read the article. I have not read it. Ms. Honey doesn’t sound very nice.
