My experience is that journalists do the first using the vocabulary of the second: They phrase objections to viewpoints and ideas that are forbidden in the lan

My experience is that journalists do the first using the vocabulary of the second: They phrase objections to viewpoints and ideas that are forbidden in the language of decorum, so they can claim to be upholding propriety and good society rather than censorship. That attitude (and your post) are why trust in media has collapsed — you’re no longer doing the hard work of bringing us the fire of truth, you’re just having a pleasant chat with your friends.