The role of a journalist is report facts. So, it is most advisable to avoid emotion-charged words or expressions when conveying information. There are words or expressions that only your sources may use. Now, if these are to feature in your story, they should be used as quotes, produced verbatim as uttered by the source.
For instance, why should you, a journalist, tell your readers that so-and-so has been “elevated to glory”, whatever that means! Such usage would be okay in the obituary pages.
