Editing Internet slang (section)

===Journalism===
In April 2014, ''[[Gawker]]''{{'}}s [[editor-in-chief]] Max Read instituted new writing style guidelines banning internet slang for his writing staff.<ref name="Gawker bans 'Internet slang'">{{cite news|first1=Andrew|last1=Beaujon|url=http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/246113/gawker-bans-internet-slang/|title=Gawker bans 'Internet slang'|work=[[Poynter Institute]]|date=3 April 2014|access-date=4 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141128120629/http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/246113/gawker-bans-internet-slang/|archive-date=28 November 2014}}</ref><ref name="Gawker Rips Buzzfeed in Ban on 'WTF,' 'Epic' and Other Internet Slang From Its Website">{{cite news|first1=James |last1=Crugnale |url=http://www.thewrap.com/gawker-rips-buzzfeed-ban-internet-slang/|title=Gawker Rips Buzzfeed in Ban on 'WTF,' 'Epic' and Other Internet Slang From Its Website|work=[[TheWrap]]|date=3 April 2014|access-date=4 January 2014}}</ref><ref name="'Massive' Attack: Gawker Goes After Whopping Word">{{cite news|first1=Matthew |last1=Kassel |url=http://observer.com/2014/04/massive-attack-gawker-goes-after-whopping-word/|title='Massive' Attack: Gawker Goes After Whopping Word|work=[[The New York Observer]]|date=3 April 2014|access-date=4 January 2014}}</ref><ref name="Gawker Editor Bans 'Internet Slang,' Challenges Staff to 'Sound Like Regular Human Beings'">{{cite news |last1=Weaver |first1=Alex |date=3 April 2014 |title=Gawker Editor Bans 'Internet Slang,' Challenges Staff to 'Sound Like Regular Human Beings' |url=http://bostinno.streetwise.co/2014/04/03/gawker-editor-bans-internet-slang/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101041447/http://bostinno.streetwise.co/2014/04/03/gawker-editor-bans-internet-slang/ |archive-date=2016-01-01 |access-date=4 January 2014 |work=[[BostInno]]}}</ref><ref name="A ban on internet slang? That's derp">{{cite news|first1=Steven |last1=Poole |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/apr/10/ban-internet-slang-steven-poole-derp-amazeballs-lulz-wtf|title=A ban on internet slang? That's derp|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=10 April 2014|access-date=4 January 2014}}</ref><ref name="Gawker is Trying to Use 'Adult' Language. Good Luck to Them.">{{cite magazine|first1=John |last1=McWhorter |url=https://newrepublic.com/article/117289/gawker-language-memo-encourages-use-adult-language|title=Gawker is Trying to Use 'Adult' Language. Good Luck to Them.|magazine=[[The New Republic]]|date=7 April 2014|access-date=4 January 2014}}</ref> Internet slang has gained attraction, however in other publications ranging from [[BuzzFeed]] to The Washington Post, gaining attention from younger viewers. Clickbait headlines have particularly sparked attention, originating from the rise of BuzzFeed in the journalistic sphere which ultimately lead to an online landscape populated with social media references and a shift in language use. <ref>{{Cite book |last=Mormol |first=Paulina |title=On the Linguistic Features of BuzzFeed Headlines |date=January 2019 |publisher=Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego }}</ref>