The WORDmeister notes: Today is the Catholic feast of St. Francis de
Sales, patron saint of journalists. In a tweet to his 40 million followers, Pope Francis announced plans to release a statement on “fake
news” today in preparation for World Day of Social Communications, May 13.
“The pope’s message for the day will propose ‘a
reflection on the causes, the logic and the consequences of disinformation in
the media,’ and it will try to help ‘promote professional journalism, which
always seeks the truth, and therefore a journalism of peace that promotes
understanding between people.’”
—Carol Glatz, reporter, “Pope’s communications day theme: Truth in age of ‘fake news,’” Catholic News Service, Sept. 29, 2017.
• Editorial Comment: *“Nuntii fallaces” is “fake news” in Latin. Meus deus.
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“I
don’t think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. If
you get the right ones, in the right order, you can nudge the world a
little.” —Tom Stoppard
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