A speaking invitation to Donald Trump splits the most prominent American group for Black journalists

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : Trump will be interviewed at 12 p.m. CDT Wednesday in Chicago by three reporters: Kadia Goba of Semafor, Rachel Scott of ABC News and Harris Faulkner of Fox News.
48% : "To the journalists interviewing Trump, I wish them the best of luck," Attiah wrote on social media.
48% : "While my decision was influenced by a variety of factors, I was not involved or consulted with in any way with the decision to platform Trump in such a format," she continued.
47% : The debate over NABJ's invite reflects how many journalists are still grappling with how to approach Trump nearly a decade after his first presidential run.
41% : But Trump's acceptance of NABJ's invitation has led at least one high-profile group member to step down as a convention co-chair and others to argue their convention may become a platform for Trump to make false claims or be seen as winning NABJ's endorsement.
34% : Some industry leaders pushed back on the claim that Black journalists should not take opportunities to interview Trump, noting that any opportunity to hold powerful figures to account should not be wasted and that NABJ as a forum is especially suited to that mission.
30% : But for many NABJ members, the decision to host Trump polarizes the organization and threatens the convention's ethos, which aspires to safeguard and advance Black journalists.
20% : "Trump and NABJ also have a tense history over his treatment of Black women journalists.
20% : "When Trump told Alcindor "don't be threatening" during a 2020 press conference, then-NABJ President Dorothy Tucker condemned the remarks as "not only unnecessary but demeaning and inappropriate.
17% : In 2018, NABJ condemned Trump for repeatedly using words such as "stupid," "loser" and "nasty" to describe Black women journalists including several Black journalists such as Yamiche Alcindor of NBC News; Abby Phillip of CNN; and April Ryan of The Grio.

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