The ‘alt-right’ arrives in Alexandria

January 26, 2017

By Chris Teale

cteale@alextimes.com
@chris_teale

Last week, a new website dedicated to the self-proclaimed “alt-right” launched, with its operations based on King Street in the heart of Old Town {Alexandria, Virginia}.
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The AltRight.com website lists three members of its leadership team: Daniel Friberg, Jason Jorjani and Richard Spencer. The trio did not respond to requests for comment.
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And in an interview with The Atlantic earlier this month, Spencer said the new headquarters in Alexandria will serve as more than an office for his new project. He said the space — confirmed to be at the intersection of King and North Patrick streets by multiple business owners and residents — will include areas for video making and functions on the outdoor patio.

Hi. About the article in the Alex Times about Richard Spencer. Alex Times is not a member of the Associated Press, I suspect. You might follow their style book regardless. AP has issued guidelines on the use of the term "alt-right." The term exists to make the white supremacist crowd sound as if the "alternative" is on a level with choosing Pepsi over Coke. Just a perfectly normal, day-to-day choice. They should be called by what they are: white supremacists. Here is what AP had to say.

Best wishes.

https://blog.ap.org/behind-the-news/writing-about-the-alt-right
Writing about the ‘alt-right’

Nov. 28, 2016, by John Daniszewski

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Usage

“Alt-right” (quotation marks, hyphen and lower case) may be used in quotes or modified as in the “self-described” or “so-called alt-right” in stories discussing what the movement says about itself.

Avoid using the term generically and without definition, however, because it is not well known and the term may exist primarily as a public-relations device to make its supporters’ actual beliefs less clear and more acceptable to a broader audience. In the past we have called such beliefs racist, neo-Nazi or white supremacist.
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Be specific and call it straight

Finally, when writing on extreme groups, be precise and provide evidence to support the characterization.

We should not limit ourselves to letting such groups define themselves, and instead should report their actions, associations, history and positions to reveal their actual beliefs and philosophy, as well as how others see them.