A Wisconsin radio network admitted that it agreed to edit out parts of an interview with President Joe Biden prior to airing at the behest of his campaign.
Civic Media made this admission in a July 11 statement on its website. The said phone interview happened on July 3 and was aired on "The Earl Ingram Show" the following day. The interview was one of two Biden appeared in following the disastrous June 27 presidential debate, where he faced off with former President Donald Trump.
According to the network, it learned on July 8 that the program had edited out two parts of the interview at the Biden campaign's request. "The production team at the time viewed the edits as non-substantive and broadcast and published the interview with two short segments removed," its statement continued.
"Civic Media disagrees with the team's judgments in the moment, both with respect to the handling of the interview questions and the decision to edit the interview audio. We have taken this opportunity as a new media organization to clarify our internal policies to ensure that everyone in the organization understands the standards we expect for live and pre-recorded interviews, particularly for commentators and other non-news personnel."
The network's CEO Sage Weil also reiterated this in a July 11 interview on "The Todd Albaugh Show." He told the program host: "The important thing is that we learn from our mistakes and use these opportunities in order to establish and continue to build trust with our audience, that we're going to do the right thing."
One of the parts edited out focused on Biden's claims about diversity in his administration particularly that his administration has employed more Black people than any of his predecessors combined. About five minutes into the interview, Biden mentioned that he had selected a Black woman to serve as vice president and said he had appointed Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman to be seated on the U.S. Supreme Court.
"I have more Blacks in my administration than any other president, all of the presidents combined, and in major positions, Cabinet positions," he said in a portion of the interview that was not aired.
Another edit was of a section of the interview that spoke of former President Donald Trump's previous comments requesting the death penalty for the "Central Park Five," the five Black and Latino teenagers who were wrongly accused and convicted of raping a White jogger in New York City in 1989.
Ingram and another host given questions ahead of interview with Biden
Meanwhile, a separate report by NBC News stated that Ingram was one of two radio hosts given questions by campaign aides to ask Biden ahead of his interview – deviating from standard journalistic practice. (Related: STAGED: Biden campaign FED QUESTIONS to media ahead of Biden’s interview, radio hosts reveal)
Ingram said he was given five questions, and asked four from that set. Andrea Lawful-Sanders, the host of "The Source" on Philadelphia radio station WURD Radio, also disclosed receiving questions to ask Biden.
The interviews were scheduled in an attempt to reassure voters of Biden's abilities. However, the revelation that both hosts were provided questions ahead of time has created doubts about the confidence the president has in negotiating unscripted conversations.
Biden campaign spokeswoman Lauren Hitt remarked when asked about the edits: "Hosts have always been free to ask the questions and air the segments they think will best inform their listeners." She did not reply to a second request for comment about the editing question.
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