{"id":2182343,"date":"2024-02-20T18:14:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T23:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wapo-dragged-for-article-criticizing-lack-of-racism-lessons-at-nikki-haleys-all-white-high-school-now-do-joe-bidens-high-school\/"},"modified":"2024-02-20T18:16:08","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T23:16:08","slug":"wapo-dragged-for-article-criticizing-lack-of-racism-lessons-at-nikki-haleys-all-white-high-school-now-do-joe-bidens-high-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wapo-dragged-for-article-criticizing-lack-of-racism-lessons-at-nikki-haleys-all-white-high-school-now-do-joe-bidens-high-school\/","title":{"rendered":"WaPo criticized Nikki Haley&#8217;s &#8216;all-white high school&#8217; for lacking racism lessons. What about Joe Biden&#8217;s high school"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwapo-dragged-for-article-criticizing-lack-of-racism-lessons-at-nikki-haleys-all-white-high-school-now-do-joe-bidens-high-school%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2182343&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Washington Post Article Criticizing\u2062 Nikki Haley&#8217;s\u2064 High School\u200c Sparks Controversy<\/h2>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/euro-mp-claims-african-migrants-exploiting-ukraine-war-to-enter-eu\/\" title=\"Euro MP Claims African Migrants Exploiting Ukraine War to Enter EU\">recent article published<\/a> by \u200bThe Washington Post has ignited a \u2063firestorm of criticism towards Republican presidential candidate Nikki \u2063Haley. Titled\u2062 &#8220;Haley&#8217;s nearly all-White high school lacked lessons of racism, \u200bsome say,&#8221; the piece delves into Haley&#8217;s time at Orangeburg \u2063Preparatory,\u2063 a private high school in South Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>During the mid-1980s, Orangeburg \u200cPreparatory emerged as a newly formed institution resulting from the merger of two schools known as &#8220;segregation \u200dacademies.&#8221; These schools were notorious for their predominantly White student body\u200b in \u200da majority-Black city, as reported by The Washington Post.<\/p>\n<p>As soon as the article hit the internet, it faced \u2062a barrage\u2063 of \u200bcriticism from political commentators on social media. Jonah Goldberg, Editor-in-Chief of The Dispatch, sarcastically questioned why Joe \u200cBiden&#8217;s high school wasn&#8217;t \u2062being \u200dscrutinized as well.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ffs this is stupid. Now do Joe Biden\u2019s high school. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kyzpenJoCE\">pic.twitter.com\/kyzpenJoCE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u2063Jonah Goldberg \u2062(@JonahDispatch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonahDispatch\/status\/1760053535817801779?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Brad Polumbo, a contributor to The Washington Examiner and New York Post, expressed\u200b his exhaustion with such articles. Isaac Schorr, \u200ba staff writer for Mediaite, criticized the piece for its unrelated focus on Nikki Haley.<\/p>\n<p>The article heavily relies on interviews with Haley&#8217;s\u2062 former classmates, who claim they were not adequately educated about South Carolina&#8217;s history of racial issues. However, neither Haley nor Orangeburg Prep officials responded to \u200cThe Washington Post&#8217;s inquiries about her\u200d time at the school, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-10-takeaways-from-fbi-director-christopher-wrays-house-judiciary-testimony\/\" title=\"Key points from FBI Director Christopher Wray\u2019s House Judiciary Testimony\">leaving unanswered questions<\/a> about what \u200bshe was taught.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK \u200dHERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Nikki Haley, who was born to Indian immigrants, has previously discussed her experiences growing up in a predominantly White school. She has spoken about the challenges she faced as a brown girl in the deep \u2062South, \u2064where her \u200dfamily was the only Indian household.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We \u200bwere \u200bthe only Indian family in our small \u2063southern town,&#8221; Haley revealed in an interview with NBC News. &#8220;I was teased every day for being brown. So,\u200d anyone that wants to question it \u200bcan go back \u200band look at what I&#8217;ve said on how\u200c hard it was to grow up in\u200c the\u200d deep\u200c South as a brown girl.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What responsibility do journalists have to ensure \u2062that\u2062 their reporting is fair and unbiased, especially during election seasons when \u2062character assassination is a concern<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Of the National Review tweeted, &#8220;This \u200dis a desperate attempt to smear Nikki Haley&#8217;s reputation.\u200b Attacking her for something she\u200d had no control over \u200cin high school is beyond ridiculous.&#8221; Similarly, radio host Erick Erickson wrote on his blog, &#8220;The Washington Post \u2064should be ashamed of themselves for trying to make something \u200dout of nothing. Haley&#8217;s experience at her high\u200d school has \u200dno bearing on her abilities as \u200ca presidential candidate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Critics \u2063argue that focusing on Haley&#8217;s high school experience is a cheap shot at her character and qualifications. \u200dThey claim that it is unfair to judge her based on the circumstances of a school she attended over three decades ago. Some even\u200d suggest \u2062that The Washington Post is engaging in &#8220;gotcha&#8221; journalism to tarnish Haley&#8217;s image ahead of \u2062the upcoming election.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, supporters \u2062of The Washington Post article argue that examining Haley&#8217;s high school experience sheds light on her understanding of racial issues and her\u200c approach \u200btowards diversity. They \u2064believe\u200d that it is essential to evaluate a candidate&#8217;s background and upbringing, as it can influence their policy decisions and overall perspective on important matters.<\/p>\n<p>Haley \u2064herself has responded to the controversy, expressing disappointment in The Washington Post for its \u200c&#8221;misleading and unfair\u200d portrayal&#8221; of her high \u200cschool education. In a \u200dstatement, she emphasized that her\u2062 experience at Orangeburg\u2063 Preparatory was focused on academic excellence and personal growth, not racial discrimination.<\/p>\n<p>The debate surrounding this article highlights\u2062 the ongoing tension between journalists and politicians during the campaign season. While it \u2064is\u2062 crucial for\u200d journalists to\u2062 investigate and \u200dquestion candidates&#8217; backgrounds, there is a \u200bfine line \u200bbetween fair reporting and character assassination. Critics \u200dargue\u200c that The Washington Post crossed that line with their article on Haley&#8217;s high school experience.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, \u200cvoters will \u2062have to \u2062decide for\u2063 themselves whether Haley&#8217;s high school \u2064years \u200cshould \u200bimpact their opinion of her as a presidential candidate. However, this controversy serves as a reminder\u200d that the media plays a \u200ccrucial role in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rhodes-rage\/\" title=\"Rhodes Rage\">shaping public perception<\/a> \u200cand influencing \u200cpolitical debates. \u2064It is up to\u200b readers to be critical and discerning, recognizing the\u200b potential biases and motivations behind news \u200darticles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Washington Post article titled &#8220;Haley&#8217;s all-white high school lacked lessons of racism&#8221; faced backlash from political commentators. Written by Michael Kranish, the piece criticized Republican candidate Nikki Haley&#8217;s educational background in the mid-1980s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":324,"featured_media":2182344,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-821112202-scaled-e1708469582328.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2182343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-821112202-scaled-e1708469582328.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2182343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/324"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2182343"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2182343\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2182344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2182343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2182343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2182343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}