CNN Fails To Grant Credentials To Black-Owned Media Ahead Of Biden-Trump Debate | Atlanta Daily World
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CNN continues face backlash after failing to grant credentials to Black-owned media outlets ahead of tonight’s debate between President Joe Biden and Donald Trump. The highly-anticipated debate is taking place at the CNN studio in Atlanta this evening. However, 800 media outlets around the world was granted credentials, but there is zero representation from Black-owned … Continued

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From the Atlanta Daily World:

CNN continues face backlash after failing to grant credentials to Black-owned media outlets ahead of tonight’s debate between President Joe Biden and Donald Trump. The highly-anticipated debate is taking place at the CNN studio in Atlanta this evening. However, 800 media outlets around the world was granted credentials, but there is zero representation from Black-owned … Continued

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  • octopus_ink@lemmy.mlEnglish
    1·
    2 months ago

    All of 'em huh? One single media entity is mentioned in that quote. However:

    “This afternoon we learned that CNN has credentialed 800 members of the media for the first presidential debate of the election cycle. Not one represents a Black-owned media outlet."

    • jeffw@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Name a Black-owned news agency that applied on time then. That would convince me. There are hardly any Black-owned news agencies out there

      • octopus_ink@lemmy.mlEnglish
        11·
        2 months ago

        I only have the same article you do. I’m just not the one assuming The Atlanta Black Star is the only black-owned media outlet, or that every black owned media outlet was late.

        Context would lead me to think there must be at least ten, or this demand would make little sense. But that’s a lower boundary.

        Rep. Meeks also called on CNN to “immediately to credential a minimum of ten Black-owned media outlets

        And also, I would imagine that they aren’t doing this bit of not-enough just for The Atlanta Black Star alone:

        Hours before the debate, the Biden campaign will host a press briefing for members of Black-owned media.

        There very well could be a legitimate thing going on here, but until CNN says “every black owned media outlet turned in their application late” I’m not going to assume that based off a sample size of one.

      • octopus_ink@lemmy.mlEnglish
        1·
        2 months ago

        Beats me, but I’m not ready to assume literally every black owned media company was late unless CNN explicitly says that, which was NOT explicitly said in the article. The article cites one that was late.