Q: Why does the White House insist in referring to ISIS as ISIL? I know it stands for the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, but nobody else is calling it that.
—Dan Meehan, Peachtree Corners
A: United Nations and U.S. State Department policy is to refer to the group as ISIL, but the media uses ISIL, ISIS, short for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and "the Islamic State group."
The Associated Press, which sets the rules and style for many media outlets, changed from referring to the group as ISIL to “the Islamic State group” in September 2014.
Secretary of State John Kerry, in December, switched from calling the group ISIL to “Daesh,” a name it considers to be degrading.
“In routine matters and documents, the Department refers to the terrorist organization as ISIL,” the State Department told The Washington Post in December.
Q: Why has Moby been taken off WNGC, 106.1?
—Sammy Watkins, Jasper
A: "Moby in the Morning" was removed from WNGC because Cox Media Group would be in a contractual conflict with another station after it changed 107.1 from an alternative rock format to a country simulcast of 106.1, the AJC reported.
“Rome Radio Partners in Rome airs Moby in the Rome area on country station South 93.5, which used to be South 107.1, until Cox took over that signal. If Cox had aired (Moby) on 107.1, that would have been a contractual conflict,” the AJC reported on June 29.
The combined stations of 106.1 and 107.1 are now called “Your Georgia Country” and can be heard throughout most of North Georgia.
Andy Johnston wrote this column. Do you have a question about the news? We’ll try to get the answer. Call 404-222-2002 or email q&a@ajc.com (include name, phone and city).
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