{"id":2292942,"date":"2024-07-11T17:59:58","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T21:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressive-wisconsin-radio-station-apologizes-after-editing-bidens-post-debate-interview-we-will-do-better-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-11T18:02:37","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T22:02:37","slug":"progressive-wisconsin-radio-station-apologizes-after-editing-bidens-post-debate-interview-we-will-do-better-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressive-wisconsin-radio-station-apologizes-after-editing-bidens-post-debate-interview-we-will-do-better-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Progressive Wisconsin radio station apologizes after editing Biden\u2019s post-debate interview: \u2018We will do better\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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%2Fprogressive-wisconsin-radio-station-apologizes-after-editing-bidens-post-debate-interview-we-will-do-better-washington-examiner%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=2292942&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--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-issues-multiple-corrections-for-article-falsely-claiming-900000-u-s-children-have-been-hospitalized-for-covid-19-during-pandemic\/\" title=\"New York Times Issues Multiple Corrections For Article Falsely Claiming 900,000 U.S. Children Have Been Hospitalized For COVID-19 During Pandemic\">article discusses<\/a> how a \u200cprogressive Milwaukee\u2062 radio station apologized for editing an interview with Joe Biden at the request \u200bof the president&#8217;s \u200bcampaign. The interview, \u200dwhich aired on July 4th, was edited to include\u200c preapproved questions and \u200ctwo specific edits requested by Biden&#8217;s team. The unedited version of the interview is\u200c now available on Civic Media&#8217;s \u2064website. The company has apologized for the editing decisions and affirmed its support for the radio host, Earl Ingram.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Progressive Wisconsin radio station apologizes after editing Biden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/terry-mcauliffe-on-defense-after-saying-parents-shouldnt-tell-schools-what-to-teach\/\" title=\"Terry McAuliffe on Defense After Saying Parents Shouldn\u2019t Tell Schools What To Teach\">post-debate interview<\/a>: \u2018We will do better\u2019<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/emallon\/\">Elaine Mallon<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-11T16:50:09-04:00\">July 11, 2024 4:50 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1700359\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A progressive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/milwaukee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Milwaukee <\/a>radio show edited an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> before it aired following requests from the president\u2019s campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Civic Media management learned Monday that radio host Earl Ingram and his team had made edits to the interview\u2019s audio recording at the Biden team\u2019s request.<\/p>\n<p>The interview, which was recorded on July 3 and aired on July 4, was 18 minutes in length. The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3072050\/biden-campaign-scripted-questions-interviews-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>reported<\/a> earlier this week that Ingram was given a list of preapproved questions to ask the president.<\/p>\n<p>After the interview, Ingram and his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-defense-forces-veterans-hired-to-protect-jewish-communities-in-los-angeles\/\" title=\"Israel Defense Forces Veterans Hired To Protect Jewish Communities In Los Angeles\">team received<\/a> a call from Biden\u2019s campaign asking them to make two edits: In one, Biden said: \u201cI have more blacks in my administration than any other president, all other presidents combined, and in major positions, Cabinet positions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The second edit was a reference Biden made to former President Donald Trump\u2019s call for the Central Park Five <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/06\/18\/nyregion\/central-park-five-trump.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>to receive the death penalty<\/a>. Biden said, \u201cI don\u2019t know if they even call for their hanging or not, but he \u2014 but they said \u2026 convicted of murder.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The entire, unedited version of Ingram\u2019s interview is now available on Civic Media\u2019s website, and the two specific clips <a href=\"https:\/\/civicmedia.us\/2024\/07\/11\/statement-regarding-edits-to-the-july-4th-interview-with-president-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>can be heard by themselves here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The company has apologized on behalf of Ingram\u2019s team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith a high-profile interview comes a listener\u2019s expectation that journalistic interview standards will be applied, even for non-news programming,\u201d a company spokesperson said in a statement. \u201cWe did not meet those expectations. Civic Media disagrees with the team\u2019s judgments in the moment, both with respect to the handling of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/morgan-stanley-requests-employees-fulfill-diversity-quota-in-job-application-process\/\" title=\"Morgan Stanley Requests Employees Fulfill \u2018Diversity\u2019 Quota In Job Application Process\">interview questions<\/a> and the decision to edit the interview audio.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, the company has affirmed its support for Ingram and his team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEarl is an invaluable voice for Milwaukee and Wisconsin, and remains a crucial member of the Civic Media organization,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/black-lives-matter-faces-backlash-after-posting-twerk-video-celebrating-mlk\/\" title=\"Black Lives Matter Faces Backlash After Posting Twerk Video Celebrating MLK\">statement reads<\/a>. \u201cThe decision to make the requested edits to the interview was made in good faith. While we disagree with the decision, we stand by our team. This has been a learning experience and we will do better moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, Ingram stood by his decision to ask the president the questions sent by his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u200b\u200b<a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo think that I was going to get an opportunity to ask any question to the president of the United States, I think, is a bit more than anybody should expect,\u201d Ingram said. \u201cCertainly the fact that they gave me this opportunity \u2026 meant a lot to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s interview on the popular Wisconsin radio show came in the wake of his stumbling debate performance, which caused many in the Democratic Party to request that he step aside and let someone else run atop the ticket.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1700359\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1700359\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A progressive radio station in Wisconsin apologized for editing an interview with Joe Biden at the request of the president&#8217;s campaign. The interview, conducted by radio host Earl Ingram, was edited before airing, but the unedited version is now available on the station&#8217;s website. The company acknowledged that they did not meet journalistic standards and apologized for the edits, but expressed support for Ingram and his team. Ingram defended his decision to ask the questions provided by the campaign during the interview. The interview took place after Biden&#8217;s debate performance, which led to calls for him to step aside as the Democratic Party&#8217;s presidential candidate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2292943,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/biden-inflation-reduction.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,6234,3629,34195,4124],"class_list":["post-2292942","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-interview","tag-progressive","tag-radio-station","tag-wisconsin"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/biden-inflation-reduction.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292942","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\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2292942"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292942\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2292943"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2292942"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2292942"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2292942"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}