When vulgarity becomes part of the story, what’s a news agency to do? When someone at a Donald Trump rally last month shouted that Ted Cruz was “a pussy,” Trump repeated the word into the mic. A few ...

It reflects a landscape where moral decay is disguised as strength, vulgarity is misconstrued as authenticity, deception is justified as a strategic approach, and intimidation and cruelty are ...

What is vulgar may not be obscene, though it is only the latter that is prohibited in law and is restricted as an exception to free speech.

If a profanity, obscenity or vulgarity is used, the story must be flagged at the top, advising editors to note the contents. President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with lawmakers on ...