«Lügenpresse» is the «Unword of the Year 2014»
The «Unword of the Year» for 2014 is “Lügenpresse.” The jury, chaired by linguist Nina Janich, announced this on Tuesday in Darmstadt.
«The term was already a central battle cry during World War I and was also used by the Nazis to indiscriminately defame independent media,» the explanation stated. «The term «Lügenpresse» is used to defame the media across the board,» said Janisch. «Such sweeping condemnation prevents well-founded media criticism and thus contributes to undermining press freedom, which is so vital to democracy.»
«Social tourism» was chosen as the «Unword of the Year 2013»; in 2012 it was «victim subscription,» and in 2011, «kebab murders.» The «Unwort» campaign has been running since 1991. (SDA)
Previous «Unwords of the Year»:
| 2014 | "Lying press" |
| 2013 | Social Tourism |
| 2012 | Donation Subscription |
| 2011 | Kebab Murders |
| 2010 | no alternative |
| 2009 | infested with works council members |
| 2008 | distressed banks |
| 2007 | Stove Bonus |
| 2006 | voluntary departure |
| 2005 | Productivity per Layoff |
| 2004 | Human Capital |
| 2003 | Perpetrator Nation |
| 2002 | Me, Inc. |
| 2001 | Warrior of God |
| 2000 | National Liberation Zone |
| 1999 | Collateral damage |
| 1998 | socially acceptable premature death |
| 1997 | Affluence Waste |
| 1996 | A Flood of Retirees |
| 1995 | Diet Adjustment |
| 1994 | Peanuts |
| 1993 | Foreign Invasion |
| 1992 | ethnic cleansing |
| 1991 | No Foreigners Allowed |
Source: Wikipedia
