Good. “Platforms are now rushing to watermark AI-generated content after backlash from users and to avoid regulatory scrutiny.”

Anthropic says it will watermark text generated by its AI models | TechCrunch

Anthropic will extend support for watermarking AI generations for older models as well.

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Save the date 🗓️: We're hosting our inaugural Trans Journalists Summit, March 24–27, 2027, in Chicago, a historic, application-based conference for and by trans and gender-expansive journalists. Applications open later this year. LEARN MORE: bit.ly/TJS27

“All staff who utilize AI at any of these stages must agree to live, work, and retire beside a data center & bathe in its wastewater for the equivalent number of months. One AI-generated headline, one month next door, effective immediately.”

AP updates guidance on using generative AI. What would you add or change?

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New media guide from EBU Sport @ebu.ch: “Raising the Bar: Guidelines for Respectful Media Coverage in Women’s Athletics” ✅ Download: www.ebu.ch/guides/open/... #StyleGuide #ConsciousImages #ConsciousStyle

Headlines matter.

The yin and yang of the New York Times in the Trump era

Crucial stories but Trump-normalizing headlines — and why that's not just nitpicking

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Today, and every day, believe in your power to create change. #July4 #ConsciousLanguage 📚

The Lineage Logistics warehouse fire in Boyle Heights burned for over a week. Interesting how quickly the references to it evolved throughout print, online, and broadcast media (“Boyle Heights fire” —> “Lineage Logistics fire” —> “Lineage fire”). Well done. #ConsciousLanguage

When one harmful slur changes everything, two teen boys must confront identity & the pressures of toxic masculinity. @adibkhorram.bsky.social's ONE WORD, SIX LETTERS is a powerful read that sparks important conversations 📚🏳️‍🌈 It's received TWO starred reviews! tinyurl.com/4p84dnyt #edusky #newbooks

This #WriterShareWednesday is the perfect time to remind you that our virtual conference, Storycrafting Sessions: Disability in Writing is happening in THREE DAYS! Check out our panel schedule & grab your tickets now to join us for a day of fun and learning

Storycrafting Sessions: Disability in Writing FULL SCHEDULE - Weeknight Writers

We are pleased to announce our full schedule for Storycrafting Sessions: Disability in Writing, happening on May 30th! This will be a full day of FREE virtual panels discussing various aspects of effe...

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Weeknight Writers@weeknightwriters.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Good morning! It's #WriterShareWednesday ! Share a project you've published OR a pitch for your WIP and we'll give it a boost! (No AI, and please add alt text to any images you post)

Happy 2nd birthday to “The Conscious Style Guide”! 🎁 What a whirlwind it has been since my wonderful agent sold it in a two-day bidding war between six houses. I could not have predicted that my life’s work would be published in Canada, the UK, Australia, and… More: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Credit where credit is due: The NYT homepage has come around to recognizing the enormity of this story. The articles are still full of weasel words, but it's progress!

Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News@froomkin.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Five hours later, this staggering, perverted act of gargantuan corruption is not even one of the top 10 news stories on the NYT homepage. NYT has normalized Trump’s degeneracy.

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Guidelines for Ethical Editing of Student Texts - Editors Canada

To aid editors who edit undergraduate and graduate students' work, Editors Canada has developed guidelines for the ethical editing of English-language papers, theses and dissertations.

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Read the March/April 2026 #ConsciousLanguage Newsletter here: mail.consciousstyleguide.com/p/conscious-... Please follow @consciousstyleguide.com on Bluesky!

The Conscious Language Newsletter: March/April 2026

When is it OK for non-Muslims to use “inshallah”?

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Want to connect with editors, writers and communication professionals from across Canada? Join @editorscanada.bsky.social in Halifax, NS, for Editing in the Age of Misinformation, May 21–23, and learn about trends and new challenges in the editing profession. Registration is limited—sign up now!

The March/April 2026 edition of The Conscious Language Newsletter, from @consciousstyleguide.com, has arrived! mail.consciousstyleguide.com/p/conscious-...

The Conscious Language Newsletter: March/April 2026

When is it OK for non-Muslims to use “inshallah”?

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This month’s Conscious Language Newsletter is out! The most popular articles so far: #1: Physicians Are Not Providers: The Ethical Significance of Names in Health Care: A Policy Paper From the American College of Physicians www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...

My #ConsciousLanguage Newsletter is out! The most popular articles so far: • We’re Talking About AI All Wrong. Here’s How We Can Fix the Narrative • Words Matter, Including “Fat,” “Obese,” “Curvy,” and “Heavy” • Why “Biological Sex” May Not Mean What You Think Follow 👉 @consciousstyleguide.com

The Conscious Language Newsletter: January 2026

What language do people in larger bodies actually prefer?

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💡Learn about the use of gender-inclusive language across 14 European languages in this new book edited by Falco Pfalzgraf: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783111701608/html#overview @lhekanaho.bsky.social @sofialampro.bsky.social @genderedform.bsky.social @michael-hornsby.bsky.social

What does "biological sex" mean? Tips from the Trans Journalists Association on being clear, specific, and accurate. #ConsciousLanguage

Why “biological sex” may not mean what you think

There are many terms to refer to a person’s sex: sex, birth sex, natal sex — and more contentiously, assigned sex at birth and biological sex.

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🫣 Generative AI 😍 Predictive AI

Generative AI hype distracts us from AI’s more important breakthroughs

It's a seductive distraction from the advances in AI that are most likely to improve or even save your life

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🥁🥁🥁 This month’s Conscious Language Newsletter is out, and the top three articles are… #1: Why Can’t Lawyers and Judges Just Say What They Mean?

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“It turns out that using plain language to ensure everyone in society can find and understand the laws, rules and judicial decisions that affect them is one of the cheapest and most effective ways to improve access to justice.” #PlainLanguage #Justice #Podcast

“Whatever you can do to explain our process, no matter how obvious it may seem to us, will help lessen the gap between your journalism and the public.” Follow @trustingnews.bsky.social for more tips.

“It turns out that using plain language to ensure everyone in society can find and understand the laws, rules and judicial decisions that affect them is one of the cheapest and most effective ways to improve access to justice.” #PlainLanguage #Justice #Podcast

Why can’t lawyers and judges just say what they mean?

Eschewing unnecessary obfuscation (like this!) in juridical discourse in favour of plain language is one of the cheapest and most effective ways to improve access to justice

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The “Indigenous Identity Reporting Guide,” by the Indigenous Journalists Association, is a living document that offers tips and strategies for approaching the topic of Indigenous identity fraud. ✔️ Download: indigenousjournalists.org/wp-content/u... Follow @indigenousja.bsky.social for more.

IJA releases Indigenous Identity reporting guide – IJA

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Examining the euphemisms and abbreviations related to gender-based violence. “If the truth makes you uncomfortable, ask whether the discomfort comes from the language, or the underlying reality.” #GBV #ConsciousLanguage #QuoteThisWoman

“The discussion about the words we use took a troubling turn: Instead of being an opportunity to engage deeply with harmful attitudes, people—predominantly white people—are instead focusing on the superficial use of words themselves.” By @sesmith.lol for Bitch Media, repub by @theflytrapmedia.com.

Language Wars

Conversations about language were supposed to be a starting point rather than an ending one.

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Heyyyy writers, join me to explore gender as a craft tool at a sliding scale rate (down to $0 if that's what you need to access it)--it'll be fun! Online, Tues evenings Jan–Feb, details at loft.org/classes/gend...