{"id":2318338,"date":"2024-08-02T15:42:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T19:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-how-the-media-are-lying-right-now-trump-nabj-edition\/"},"modified":"2024-08-02T15:46:50","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T19:46:50","slug":"heres-how-the-media-are-lying-right-now-trump-nabj-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-how-the-media-are-lying-right-now-trump-nabj-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s How The Media Are Lying Right Now: Trump\u2014NABJ Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fheres-how-the-media-are-lying-right-now-trump-nabj-edition%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=2318338&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> a \u2064recent Q&#038;A event featuring \u2062former President Trump, hosted \u2064by the National Association of Black\u200c Journalists (NABJ). The author critiques the media&#8217;s portrayal of\u200b the event, particularly a report by Axios that blamed Trump for a delayed start, citing his request not to be &#8220;fact-checked&#8221; during the discussion. However, the Trump\u2062 campaign asserts that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/here-we-go-again-dekalb-county-georgia-is-re-scanning-advance-ballots-because-of-memory-card-issue\/\" title=\"Here We Go Again: DeKalb County Georgia is Re-Scanning Advance Ballots Because of \u2018Memory Card Issue\u2019\">technical issues<\/a>, not Trump&#8217;s demands, were the cause of the \u2063delay. <\/p>\n<p>The piece emphasizes \u2062that during the event, Trump was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/antony-blinkens-senate-testimony-completely-derailed-as-protesters-repeatedly-interrupt\/\" title=\"Antony Blinken&#039;s Senate Testimony &#039;Completely Derailed&#039; as Protesters Repeatedly Interrupt\">interrupted multiple times<\/a> by moderators and other \u2063attendees, contradicting claims that he went unchallenged. The author describes a specific instance where Trump made questionable statements \u2062about \u2064Kamala Harris and\u2064 immigration, which were contested by \u200djournalists present.\u2064 <\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the author reflects on the overall atmosphere of the event, suggesting it was intended more for \u2064public shaming than genuine journalism, and expresses concern for young black journalists who might have been influenced\u200b by this approach. The author, Eddie Scarry, characterizes the NABJ&#8217;s handling\u200b of the event and Trump as \u2062unprofessional.  <\/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\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Z3eCCbVr3EU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC News\/YouTube<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/02\/heres-how-the-media-are-lying-right-now-trump-and-the-nabj-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Here%E2%80%99s%20How%20The%20Media%20Are%20Lying%20Right%20Now:%20Trump%20And%20The%20NABJ%20Edition&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/02\/heres-how-the-media-are-lying-right-now-trump-and-the-nabj-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Here%E2%80%99s%20How%20The%20Media%20Are%20Lying%20Right%20Now:%20Trump%20And%20The%20NABJ%20Edition&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/02\/heres-how-the-media-are-lying-right-now-trump-and-the-nabj-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/02\/heres-how-the-media-are-lying-right-now-trump-and-the-nabj-edition\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Here%E2%80%99s%20How%20The%20Media%20Are%20Lying%20Right%20Now:%20Trump%20And%20The%20NABJ%20Edition&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/02\/heres-how-the-media-are-lying-right-now-trump-and-the-nabj-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>That <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jeffstorobinsky\/status\/1818722254542590012\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Q&amp;A event<\/a> with former President Trump hosted by the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) was mostly meh, but now that it&rsquo;s over and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-real-clear-politics-say-they-never-called-pennsylvania\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Real Clear Politics -- SAY THEY NEVER CALLED PENNSYLVANIA\">news media<\/a> are still moaning about it, let&rsquo;s look at how they&rsquo;re lying.<\/p>\n<p>Axios on Friday ran a ridiculous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/08\/02\/trump-nabj-fact-checking-black-journalists?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosam&amp;stream=top\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">story<\/a> claiming that a lengthy delay in the event&rsquo;s start was Trump&rsquo;s fault for insisting that he not be &ldquo;fact-checked&rdquo; on stage, a term that now means being interrupted by trifling reporters who wish to insert their own worthless opinions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-00be142d36f74392fc1012270505f53d fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-00be142d36f74392fc1012270505f53d\"><\/div>\n<p>NABJ President Ken Lemon told the site, &ldquo;[Trump&rsquo;s team] said, &lsquo;Well, can you not fact check? He&rsquo;s not going to take the stage if you fact-check.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung told me in a text that there was no hold up over &ldquo;fact checking,&rdquo; which NAJB had agreed beforehand wouldn&rsquo;t be part of the Q&amp;A, though the amateur organization ultimately reneged and ended up <a href=\"https:\/\/nabjonline.org\/blog\/nabj-to-host-former-president-trump-for-a-conversation-in-chicago-during-its-annual-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posting live rebuttals<\/a> to Trump&rsquo;s comments on its website. Cheung said that the reason for the &ldquo;close to 40 minutes&rdquo; delay was due to &ldquo;audio\/technical issues&rdquo; that &ldquo;were fixed by NAJB.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In that Axios article, Lemon admitted to the &ldquo;audio problems.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As for the ever-so-irksome &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/debate-viewers-want-rapid-response-by-moderators-to-false-claims-on-debate-night\/\" title=\"Debate audiences expect moderators to quickly address false statements during the event\">live fact checking<\/a>,&rdquo; Trump was in fact interrupted and disputed multiple times by the event&rsquo;s moderators. (What&rsquo;s it called again when you disprove an inaccuracy or false hood?)<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-342e58090351ddfe0d3be707f87d86e2 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-342e58090351ddfe0d3be707f87d86e2\"><\/div>\n<p>When Trump said that presumptive Democrat nominee Kamala Harris &ldquo;suddenly&rdquo; claims to be black, Rachel Scott of ABC News blurted, &ldquo;She has always identified as a black woman.&rdquo; (Fact, checked!) When he said Democrats are inviting migrants to cross into the country illegally for the purpose of voting, she piped up, &ldquo;People only who are American citizens are allowed to vote, sir.&rdquo; (Boom!) When Trump said Democrats advocate for radical late-term abortions, she belched out, &ldquo;Sir, that is illegal in every state in the country&mdash; executing a baby, in every state in the country is illegal, it&rsquo;s a crime.&rdquo; A co-panelist added her two cents that, &ldquo;Well, Democrats have denied that.&rdquo; (Aren&rsquo;t you glad they were there to ensure Trump didn&rsquo;t get away with that one?)<\/p>\n<p>The Trump campaign sent me a statement that said in part, &ldquo;When President Trump took the stage, he was met with hostility and a lack of professionalism by an unhinged member of the media. President Trump will continue to bypass the bias media and take his winning record and message of prosperity directly to Black communities like he will this weekend in Atlanta.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>That &ldquo;unhinged member of the media&rdquo; is one Roland Martin, a beady eyed bug of a man who if he didn&rsquo;t declare himself a journalist, everyone would assume is one of those shyster <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2024\/08\/localimages\/jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">prosperity gospel preachers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the video recording of the event and at least one person is heard shouting from the audience. Veteran TV news producer Justin Wells was at the event and told me that seated in the very front row was Martin, screaming his lungs to hell every time Trump spoke. &ldquo;Totally obnoxious,&rdquo; Wells told me. &ldquo;He wasn&rsquo;t even listening to whatever Trump said. Screaming in my ear. Obnoxiously toward the president.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-4917136fbe4dd67e911159e0051c35f4 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-4917136fbe4dd67e911159e0051c35f4\"><\/div>\n<p>This was never intended to be a journalistic event. NABJ leadership members even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2024\/07\/30\/trump-speak-black-journalists-nabj-co-chair-quits.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">resigned<\/a> their posts when the Q&amp;A was confirmed. They didn&rsquo;t want a Q&amp;A, they wanted a public humiliation spectacle. I feel genuinely sorry for any aspiring young black journalists who attended or watched it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-76282ddac9db36f6a22243637e47ffe1 fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-76282ddac9db36f6a22243637e47ffe1\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Eddie Scarry is the D.C. columnist at The Federalist and author of &#8220;<a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.com\/Liberal-Misery-Hateful-Everything-Everyone\/dp\/1637584350\">Liberal Misery: How the Hateful Left Sucks Joy Out of Everything and Everyone<\/a>.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-30 bdr-top-bold-black\">\n<div class=\"row g-0 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"article-author-profile d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center justify-content-md-start\">\n<div class=\"article-author-details\">\n<div class=\"label-md\">Eddie Scarry<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-twitter label-sm d-flex align-items-center mt-10\">             <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter me-5\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>             <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Visit on Twitter<\/span>            <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eScarry\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text-decoration-none\" rel=\"noopener\">@eScarry<\/a>           <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 d-flex justify-content-center justify-content-md-end mt-15 mt-md-0\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/author\/eddiescarry\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">More Articles<\/a>     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-tags bdr-top-black mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-15 pt-md-45\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center mb-0 mx-n10 p-0\">\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/2024\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">2024<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/2024-presidential-election\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">2024 presidential election<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/axios\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Axios<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/corrupt-media\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Corrupt media<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Donald Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/ken-lemon\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Ken Lemon<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/media\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Media<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/nabj\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">NABJ<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Q&amp;A session featuring former President Trump, organized by the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), was largely unremarkable. However, following its conclusion, the media has been vocal about it, prompting a closer examination of their claims. On Friday, Axios published an absurd article suggesting that a significant delay in starting the event was due to Trump\u2019s demand not to be \u201cfact-checked\u201d on stage\u2014a term that now seems to refer to reporters interrupting with their own trivial opinions. NABJ President Ken Lemon stated that Trump\u2019s team requested no fact-checking during the event.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung clarified via text that there were no delays related to fact-checking; NABJ had previously agreed not to include it in the Q&amp;A but later contradicted themselves by posting live rebuttals on their website. Cheung attributed the nearly 40-minute delay to &#8220;audio\/technical issues&#8221; resolved by NABJ. Lemon acknowledged these audio problems in his comments.<\/p>\n<p>Despite claims of avoiding interruptions for fact-checking, moderators did challenge Trump multiple times during the event. For instance, when he asserted Kamala Harris suddenly identifies as black, ABC News&#8217; Rachel Scott interjected with her long-standing identification as a black woman. Similarly, when Trump claimed Democrats encourage illegal immigration for voting purposes and advocated for late-term abortions being legal\u2014both statements were countered by moderators asserting factual inaccuracies.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump campaign issued a statement describing Trump&#8217;s experience at the event as hostile and unprofessional due to an aggressive media member\u2014identified as Roland Martin\u2014who reportedly shouted throughout Trump&#8217;s speech according to veteran TV producer Justin Wells.<\/p>\n<p>This gathering was never meant to be purely journalistic; some NABJ leaders even resigned over its format because they sought more of a spectacle than an informative discussion. It\u2019s unfortunate for any young aspiring black journalists who witnessed or participated in this event<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":493,"featured_media":2318339,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Donald-Trump.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[7380,5157,4188,36891,3634],"class_list":["post-2318338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","tag-misinformation","tag-journalism","tag-media","tag-nabj","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Donald-Trump.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2318338","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\/493"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2318338"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2318338\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2318339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2318338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2318338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2318338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}