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CNN Fails To Grant Credentials To Black-Owned Media Ahead Of Biden-Trump Debate

CNN Fails To Grant Credentials To Black-Owned Media Ahead Of Biden-Trump Debate | Atlanta Daily World

cross-posted from: https://yall.theatl.social/post/3042616

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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we are unable to accommodate additional requests for credentials following our June 7th deadline.
So, apply on-time next time? Sounds like they received a generic rejection letter that had nothing to do with them being Black-owned
- 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."
  
  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
  
  This article explains it better. First of all there are plenty of black owned media companies, more than one in Atlanta who were denied credentials:
  The NNPA represents the 197-year-old Black Press of America, which counts among its more than 230 newspapers and media companies, The Atlanta Voice, Atlanta Daily World, and the Atlanta Inquirer. The popular Rolling Out magazine also counts among the Black Press’ members frozen out by CNN.
  However, they were apparently all denied based on the Jun 7 deadline.
  CNN implies the deadline was stated in their announcement of the debate on May 15th but the only deadline mentioned is for polls determining which candidates could participate.
  President Biden and CBC and Rep. Meeks lobbied CNN for Black media inclusion after the denial.
  
  Did any of these 800 media agencies apply after June 7th?
All independent media is blocker from rebroasting. Only corporate media like Fox News and other establishment outlets got permission.
None of those are black owned of course.

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