Editor’s Column: The news you choose and the words of the year

It’s that time of year when dictionaries announce the “word of the year.” Different dictionaries choose different words based on the spikes they see in word searches throughout the year. This year’s words, from three different publishers, are: complicit, feminism and youthquake (that from British-based Oxford Dictionary).

Youthquake, defined as “a significant culture, political or social change arising from the actions or influence of young people” was first coined in 1965 by Vogue…