To accept financial support 'risks the integrity and credibility of NAHJ's 35-year mission,' NAHJ's president said.
To accept financial support"risks the integrity and credibility of NAHJ's 35-year mission," NAHJ's president said.
"It is important that news organizations do not use or give a platform to slanted jargon disguised as opinion that misconstrues the facts," said Balta, who works at Fox News rival MSNBC. "We are committed to fostering a diverse and collaborative workplace environment, and have been recognized in the industry for our advancement in this area, most notably with our multimedia reporter program," she said. "We are proud of our inclusive team and their achievements in journalism."
Critics say President Donald Trump and his hardline allies in conservative media have helped fuel a hostile environment against immigrants and Latinos. Trump has referred to Mexican immigrants as "rapists" and has described migrants coming to the U.S. as "an invasion." In his letter announcing the move, Balta referenced the tense climate for Latinos after the El Paso killings, describing how his teenage children asked him if they should stop speaking Spanish in public. "I lied to them," he said.
Balta said the other two organizations co-sponsoring the Excellence in Journalism Conference, also known as EIJ19, had refused to return Fox News' money.
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