The word "conservative" now means right-wing extremist, and news organizations should be clear about that. They should make a major point of explaining that the traditional definition of conservative no longer applies in today's common usage of the word.
They don't, of course, and this is undoubtedly a source of confusion for news consumers.
Another example of the willful imprecision of journalism...
Dan Gillmor /
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