Avril Elfi from OAN
Monday, July 8, 2024 12:38 PM
A black-owned radio station based in Philadelphia. worddecided to “part ways” with the host after revealing that he had been given a list of pre-determined questions by the White House ahead of his interview with President Joe Biden.
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Andrea Lawfull Sanders told reporters on Saturday that the president’s team had sent her eight pre-approved questions to ask Biden ahead of his interview on “The Source.”
Lawful Sanders also said he “approved” four of the questions and used them in his first interview with the president since his poor performance in last month’s debate.
Topics discussed included Biden’s record in debates, his performance in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, the impact of the election, and advice for Americans considering abstaining from voting in the presidential election.
But on Sunday, words CEO Sarah M. Lomax and Lawful Sanders word “The two sides have agreed to part ways,” it said, adding that “WURD Radio does not represent Biden or any other member of his administration.”
“July 3rd“The first post-debate interview with President Joe Biden was independently arranged and negotiated by WURD radio host Andrea Lawful Sanders without the knowledge, consultation or cooperation of WURD management,” Lomax said in a statement Sunday. “The interview featured pre-determined questions prepared by the White House, violating our practice of being an independent media outlet accountable to our listeners. As a result, we have taken no responsibility for the actions of Ms. Lawful Sanders and word The radio stations have agreed to part ways, effective immediately.”
Lomax continued to stress that the station remains an independent audio radio station and that agreeing to a pre-approved list of questions “endangers” the trust listeners have placed in it for 20 years and undermines the station’s mission of “holding elected officials accountable.”
“This is something we take very seriously,” her statement read. “This practice of delegitimizing Black voices continues today. WURD Radio does not speak for Biden or any other administration. Internally, we will work to review our policies, procedures and practices to strengthen WURD’s independence and trust with our listeners. However, mainstream media should also self-reflect and explore how they have lost the trust of so many Americans, particularly Black Americans.”
Her resignation came after a similar admission by another local radio host that he had been forewarned about the questions Biden would be asked when he was interviewed days after the presidential debate. Earl Ingram, a radio host from Wisconsin, said: ABC News He said he was given five pre-prepared questions to ask Biden during a recent conversation, but was unable to finish them all before the interview ended.
Lawful Sanders CNNAfter listening to both interviews, Blackwell said the questions on both lists were “essentially the same.”
Meanwhile, Biden campaign spokesperson Lauren Hitt flooded Twitter to defend the decision to send out pre-approved questions and repost each other’s posts making light of the situation.
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