Carole Simpson, a former anchor for ABC World News Tonight Sunday had this to say-“It seems like having a name is more important than your credentials …That’s the bottom line. It’s all about eyeballs. It’s the drive for ratings.”
“I have nothing against the Rev. Al. … but he doesn’t sound like a professional broadcaster. Somebody sounding like that wouldn’t typically be hired by any station… He’s an intelligent man. I give him credit for that. But he doesn’t sound like a professional broadcaster.”
“But he’s controversial, he’s provocative, he yells, and so they’re looking for personalities and not journalists. The problem that I have, as NABJ has, is fine — hire somebody of color — but how about a journalist? Not a reverend. I don’t get it.“
Rev. Al Sharpton cancelled his appearance at the NABJ Convention in Philadelphia on Thursday despite comforting words from CNN and TV One host/TJMS commentator Roland Martin, that the views expressed in an earlier story that appeared on the website Journal-ism represented the views of only two members of the 3,400 member National Association of Black Journalist. Click here to read more…
