Colorado politics reporter's expulsion from a Republican gathering causes uproar
Earlier DU thread:
• The Colorado Republican Party booted a credentialed reporter from its assembly. Here's why
• Journalist removed from Colorado Republican event for 'unfair' reporting
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Source: Associated Press
Colorado politics reporter’s expulsion from a Republican gathering causes uproar
BY JESSE BEDAYN
Updated 7:45 PM EDT, April 8, 2024
DENVER (AP) — Politicians and news outlets in Colorado expressed outrage on Monday over the expulsion from a Republican gathering of an experienced politics reporter who was told the state party chairman believed her reporting was “very unfair.”
Journalists and elected officials, including the former chair of the Colorado Republican Party, came to the defense of Colorado Sun reporter Sandra Fish. The controversy follows the contours of attacks on the press nationally, partly brought on by former President Donald Trump with the popularization of the term “fake news.” The ejection also appears to have influenced an endorsement Monday in the Republican primary race.
The state Republican Party announced on the social media platform X that it was endorsing U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert over one of her primary opponents, Deborah Flora, in the state’s 4th Congressional District race, partly because “Deb Flora lied about participating in the CD4 Assembly process, & now she’s boot licking fake journalists who only help Democrats.”
The post was a direct reply to Flora’s post on X defending Fish, in which Flora said the expulsion was “wrong and a violation of the First Amendment.”
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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/colorado-sun-republican-williams-fish-reporter-96369539ed400b35ca95f294e259c8b9
