‘It puts everyone in a really bad position’: Black journalists react to Trump joining NABJ panel
Many criticize ex-president’s appearance at Black journalists’ conference as irresponsible
On Monday night, the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) announced that Donald Trump will participate in a panel discussion at the organization’s annual convention in Chicago, which starts on Wednesday.
The announcement, which said that the Q&A would “concentrate on the most pressing issues facing the Black community”, was met with swift online backlash from some Black journalists. They decried the decision to invite a presidential candidate who has lambasted Black journalists, led a movement to squash diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and who is responsible for increased anti-journalistic sentiment, including the popularization of the term “fake news” to describe factual, but potentially unflattering, reporting.
Tiffany Walden, a co-founder and editor-in-chief of The TRiiBE, a digital platform that focuses on Black Chicago, told the Guardian that NABJ’s decision was “irresponsible”.
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Maybe they're playing to fuck him up by asking proper, unscripted questions?
i think someone in the article put it best
It's still a true journalists job to try
Can't think of many true journalists in corporate media.
But I bet they can find a way to get him to say the N-word in front of a bunch of journalists if they try.
They're legit trying to get him to freak out and yell the racist sexist shit that's scrolling through his head all day.
Remember, he doesn't like nasty questions. Like : "What do you say to Americans, who are watching you right now, who are scared?"
This doesn't work. I hope they're not naive enough to think that'll work. It doesn't even matter what happens there. All Trump and his team want is the victory of him appearing there. They want the photo opportunity, they want the headline, they want to be able to say look the blacks love us. And they know nobody in their base is going to question it. They also know the vast majority of Americans won't check into the actual events
I Have A Dream
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It's the constantly giving him a platform and not pushing back on his BS. But a quick google confirms that pretty much all candidates have spoken except tRump until now. He skipped it last time.
Kamala should say yes, as well, with a tweet (ugh) that says "Any time, any place."
Ask him his favourite Bible verse.
The word "trump" never appears, so he's never read it.
Sounds like something you could say about nearly anything the man has done that impacts anyone other than himself.
Personally, I understand their concerns, but I also think in the end it's just going to be a good opportunity for Trump to show his ass and then strut around like he's done something we should all be impressed by. (as usual)
If he can refrain from saying the N-word I'll be mighty impressed.
I think he'll manage that, but I wonder how many times he will mention "the blacks" or "the coloreds." I wouldn't be surprised at all to hear a "you people" or two.
Mr. Trump tries code switching
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