Associated Press changes use of “illegal”

Associated Press changes use of “illegal”
Associated Press changes use of “illegal”

Associated Press changes use of “illegal”

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Earlier this week, the Associated Press announced a change to their hallowed Stylebook that had major political ramifications. Associated Press Senior Vice President and Executive Editor Kathleen Carroll talks with Worldview about the AP’s decision to stop using the term “illegal immigrant.” Sally Eisele, WBEZ’s Managing Editor, also joins us to give her take on the story. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons).