The term ‘far-right’ has appeared in headlines, reported news, analysis, explainers and opinion pieces in The Globe, as in other news media – but how is it different from ‘hard-right,’ ‘extreme-right,’ ‘alt-right’ or just plain ‘right-wing?’
This month, a reader e-mailed to question the use of the term “far-right” in news articles. Who defined this term, and does it not convey an editorial opinion rather than fact?
“I do think that in Canada and the United States, readers in general are not used to the subtleties of left-, middle and right-wing parties. There are many more variations on this in Europe.” Americans have a two-party system – Democrats and Republicans – while Canadians have four major parties, so “we’re a bit more used to the subtleties on the spectrum, but not nearly as much as Europeans are.
When is it correct to use “far-right,” then? And how can voters – the readers for whom journalists report stories – know what is meant by the term? When reporting on politicians, Dr. Newman suggested reporters might “do what political scientists and historians do, and that is set out their definitions before they tell their story. … When we call someone right, or we say someone’s on the right, we mean the following things. And you list your criteria.”
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