A radio host resigned after interviewing Biden with questions provided by his campaign
A radio host resigned after interviewing Biden with questions provided by his campaign
Damn man How many times is this non story going to be posted today?
Every candidate or incumbent gives a list of questions to interviewers.
Every. One.
Do you see that as a good thing?
Do you think scripted interviews inspire confidence in voters when the current concern is his ability to think on his feet?
Do you see that as a good thing?
I can see the goalposts moving. That's what I see.
This is super false. Providing questions is not common practice.
Compare this to the only current alternative. Do people think that trump is ever subject to unapproved questions? Fox and others only throw softballs. He didn't even answer the questions in the debate. Biden did and I learned more about his policies.
Current news media acts like it values facts and reasoned discourse, but it really likes ratings and advertising. I don't care what the "editorial staff" has to say anymore. They're not fair-minded independent journalists; they're literally paid by advertisers. They might as well put product logos all over the WSJ and the NY Times.
“I got several questions, eight of them, and the four that were chosen were the ones that I approved,” she added.
Ingram didn’t answer, but separately told the Associated Press on Saturday that Biden aides sent him a list of four questions in advance, adding, “There was no back and forth.”
He said while the predetermined list had given him pause, he moved forward because “this was an opportunity to talk to the president of the United States.”
NPR has confirmed that the Biden campaign — as opposed to the White House — engaged with the hosts ahead of their interviews.
Biden campaign spokesperson Lauren Hitt defended the move in a statement, saying it’s “not at all an uncommon practice for interviewees to share topics they would prefer” and that the questions asked of Biden were “relevant to the news of the day.”
“We do not condition interviews on acceptance of these questions, and hosts are always free to ask the questions they think will best inform their listeners,” she added.
In the wake of the controversy, the campaign decided to stop offering suggested questions, a source familiar with the campaign’s media booking operation said, speaking on condition of anonymity to comment on private discussions.
Seems they were fine until others got upset? This headline is once again misleading. But by all means, let the media divide us lmao
This is the best summary I could come up with:
A Philadelphia radio host has parted ways with her station after interviewing President Biden with questions provided by his campaign, a move prohibited by many newsrooms including her own.
Andrea Lawful-Sanders is one of two journalists — both hosts of Black radio shows in critical swing states — who acknowledged over the weekend that the Biden camp had fed them questions for interviews earlier in the week.
Host Victor Blackwell pointed out that each asked Biden “essentially the same” four questions about his accomplishments, debate performance, the stakes of the election and message to apathetic voters.
Biden has engaged in fewer press conferences and media interviews than any of the last seven presidents at this point in their terms, according to an analysis shared with NPR by presidential scholar Martha Joynt Kumar.
“The interview featured pre-determined questions provided by the White House, which violates our practice of remaining an independent media outlet accountable to our listeners,” Lomax wrote.
Lomax went on to say that the station is not a “mouthpiece for the Biden or any other Administration.” She said WURD Radio seeks to “grow from this incident,” and committed to internally reviewing its policies and practices in the hopes of reinforcing its independence and regaining listeners’ trust.
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Don’t give up Joe! You can do it! You got more votes than Obama!
It's been 3 total that they fed questions to
Every minute of the presidency is carefully scripted, every person who wants to be president is insane, and nobody who should be president will be allowed. Any questions?
You and all your other buddies have been running with this story as a gotcha moment, but in reality, it is absolutely nothing. Gotta keep pushing that narrative in any way you can, right?
Creepy Joe done it again..