Washington Post will capitalize the ‘W’ in ‘white’ for race-related reporting

Published July 29, 2020 5:14pm ET



Give this to the Washington Post: At least it is being consistent, even if it is in the service of something that is … just ridiculous.

It announced Wednesday that it will now capitalize both the “B” in “black” and the “W” in “white” in its race-related reporting, following closely the lead set by the Associated Press.

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