CNN je pogrešno označio Ralpha Northama kao republikanca tijekom segmenta koji je prikazivao osramoćenog guvernera Virginije kako se ispričava zbog slike u godišnjaku iz medicinske škole 1984. godine.
Segment, koji je emitiran tijekom emisije “Anderson Cooper 360”, pokazao je natpis koji je Northama identificirao kao “R” dok je kompanija puštala njegovu Twitter ispriku.
Nothing to see here just CNN labeling Ralph Northam a ***Republican*** pic.twitter.com/zTGHqG17JE
— Caleb Hull (@CalebJHull) February 2, 2019
Gotovo 35 godina stara rasistička fotografija prikazuje jednu osobu s “crnim licem”, dok druga nosi KKK ogrtač. Northam do sada nije razjasnio koja je od tih osoba on, ali kako god bilo, guverner Virginije već je izgubio podršku nekoliko ključnih podupiratelja, a ostali će vjerojatno slijediti.
“Dragi moji sugrađani Virginije, ranije danas objavio sam izjavu u kojoj se ispričavam zbog svog ponašanja u prošlosti, koje je daleko od standarda koji ste mi odredili kad ste me izabrali za vašeg guvernera”, napisao je Northam na tweetu koji je također uključivao njegovu snimljenu ispriku. “Vjerujem da je zaslužujete čuti izravno od mene.”
My fellow Virginians, earlier today I released a statement apologizing for behavior in my past that falls far short of the standard you set for me when you elected me to be your governor. I believe you deserve to hear directly from me. pic.twitter.com/1rSw1oxfrX
— Ralph Northam (@GovernorVA) February 2, 2019
Dok je Fox News izvijestio da je Cooperov inicijalni tweet segmenta uključio pogrešku “bez priznanja”, CNN-ov domaćin uklonio je tweet i objavio ispriku u subotu ujutro koja je uključivala ispravan natpis.
“Prethodni tweet sadržao je videozapis koji je pogrešno identificirao stranku guvernera Northama te je on uklonjen, a video ispravljen”, napisao je Cooper.
Virginia governor apologizes for ‘racist and offensive’ costume in photo showing people in blackface, KKK garb.
A previous tweet had a video misidentifying Gov. Northam’s party affiliation, it has been removed and the video has been corrected https://t.co/Us56lyz1tU pic.twitter.com/OvqnPvngrL
— Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) February 2, 2019
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I can’t believe CNN falsely labeled Ralph Northam a Republican…
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Actually, I can.
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/ づ— Alana Mastrangelo (@ARmastrangelo) February 2, 2019
When you think CNN can’t go any lower, they run the Democrat Ralph Northam story saying he was a REPUBLICAN.
They need another name other than fake news.
Let’s call them what they are.
LIARS!
— Kambree Kawahine Koa (@KamVTV) February 2, 2019
This is disgusting. All day I’ve seen Democrats try to smear Republicans by mentioning "Republicans" in tweets about Ralph Northam but this is another level of manipulation. This wasn’t a mistake. @CNN wants to subconsciously make viewers blame a Democrat’s racism on Republicans. https://t.co/DHK67EhgCS
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) February 2, 2019
Sadly CNN has sunk so low that we cannot just assume this was an innocent mistake.
CNN falsely labels Northam as 'Republican' during segment on blackface-KKK yearbook photo flaphttps://t.co/GKImCthA4V
— Matt Wolking (@MattWolking) February 2, 2019
