Posted on 07/23/2010 7:36:16 AM PDT by maggief
Statement From the National Association of Black Journalists on the Reaction of News Organizations Covering Shirley Sherrod
WASHINGTON, July 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the National Association of Black Journalists issued the following statement in response to the reaction of media organizations covering former U.S. Department of Agriculture staffer Shirley Sherrod:
The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is dismayed by the profound failure of media organizations in their rush to report on the allegedly racist remarks of former U.S. Department of Agriculture staffer Shirley Sherrod.
Because of the activist propaganda of conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart and the subsequent lack of due diligence on the part of pundits on the FOX News Channel and others to verify the authenticity of a tape with Sherrod's remarks on race, this veteran public servant was unjustly castigated and convicted as an unrepentant racist in the court of public opinion.
We expect better, and so do the millions of readers and viewers who rely on news organizations for accuracy before airing or publishing any material, especially those with potential negative consequences. This didn't happen and, as a result, Sherrod's decades-long reputation as a champion of equity and justice was tarnished in mere hours. The swift, decisive echo chamber of bad judgment from all involved, from cable networks to the White House, should be a lesson learned for us all.
To be sure, the 24/7 news cycle now requires all of us to sometimes move at a dizzying pace to report news, even when the circumstances are still developing. But those demands do not negate our responsibility as a public trust to get it right, each and every time.
Breitbart and those who went with the tape's content without first checking its authenticity owe Sherrod — and America — an apology for creating yet another sad chapter in the long history of the explosive mix of media, race and politics in this country.
An advocacy group established in 1975 in Washington, D.C., NABJ is the largest organization of journalists of color in the nation, with nearly 3,000 members, and provides educational, career development and support to black journalists worldwide.
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I see these “journalists” never let facts get in the way.
Who do they remind us of?
So has the national association of white journalists weighed in yet?
The National Association of Democratic Black Journalists.
Everyones gotta get there 15 minutes. hilarious. Im thinking that unless you are a political junkie as us this story is somehow getting tired. I think folks have made their mind up. Im waiting for a poll that blames Fox News though, lol.
i must’ve skipped over the part where they pointed a finger at obama’s “rush to judgement” on this woman....i’ll give it another read....
Oh really?
This has got to be satire.
There actually is a “National Association of Black Journalists”?
Their mission statement makes it plain that they live and die by institutionalized racism. What a shameful concept for an organization: as shameful as the NAACP, or the Black caucus..
“Because of the activist propaganda of conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart and the subsequent lack of due diligence on the part of pundits on the FOX News Channel and others to verify the authenticity of a tape with Sherrod’s remarks on race, this veteran public servant was unjustly castigated and convicted as an unrepentant racist in the court of public opinion.”
Notice they blame “other” media but calls out FOX NEWS. What a joke. Email anyone?
ROTFLMAO!!!
National Association of Black Journalists is racist in of it self. Sheeze...
“So has the national association of white journalists weighed in yet?”
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Undoubtedly a bunch of weak, self-hating “progressives”, too cowardly to stand up to in-your-face arrogant black racism anyway.
So what’s the diff?
‘Racist News Organization Jumps Gun Without Facts.’
The congressional black caucus? the KKK?
The only thing the original video left out was her "repenting" on her racism and turning her heart over to class warfare. That's not much of an improvement and doesn't even cover the cheering for her racism by the NAACP.
Also, the court of public opinion didn't force Obama and his gang to fire her. Hundreds of thousands of people marching in the streets of Washington DC didn't sway him, so how would one video clip force him to do something?
If AB had aired the full tape and people had seized on the comments anyway, nothing would’ve changed, but AB would not be tagged with “editing” the tape.
Thanks for the laugh, particularly ....i’ll give it another read....
Breitbart took us a little closer to that goal this week IMO.
I’ll get back to you with an answer as soon as I hear from the white caucus or NAAWP.
Maybe we should start our own NAACP. “National Association for the Advancement of Cracker People.”
We would do well to move on from this story and refocus on the massive destruction Obozo has wrought.
They want us to be distracred by this.
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