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GV Face: How Do You Feel About The Term "Terrorism"?

When should we call an act of violence "terrorism" and when should we call a militant a "terrorist"?  Names and labels are something we take very seriously at Global Voices. From our editorial code: “Be aware of the labels you attach to individuals, people and groups. Question terms, names, photos or practices used in other media and by governments — only use labels that are in line with our code and values”. Recently our editorial team launched a discussion about avoiding the use the terms terror, terrorism or terrorist, unless it was in a quote or attributed to a source, because: - the lack of a universal definition for the term, and the fact that the definitions that do exist are broad.  - when the term is used, it is often politicized. For example, in the West the terms only seem to be used for Muslims. Governments also use them to criminalize dissenting opinions, such as in the case of Ethiopia's Zone9 bloggers. - GV's editorial code states we should be careful with labels. We agreed that “descriptions of actions are more powerful than adjectives”. And that we should be wary of playing into the hands of governments and groups that want to control their narratives and perceptions through labels.  Following this discussion, one of our oldest contributors from Peru, Juan Arellano, expressed concern that the decision to not use the label was insulting to the memory of victims who died at the hands of terrorism. He gave the example of the Shining Path in Peru.  In this episode of GV Face we open up the discussion of labels, the politics of language especially around "terrorism" to the Global Voices community.  Juan Arellano will be joining along with Taisa Sganzerla, our Brazil editor, Lebanese blogger and MENA contributor Joey Ayoub, RunetEcho editor Kevin Rothrock and Elizabeth Rivera, our social media editor and Latin America contributor. How do you feel about the terms terrorist, terrorism and terror? We hope you can join through the Q and A app by sending questions and comments.