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AP Tries to Explain Interview With Radio Host—Who’s Been Dead for Two Years – Opinion

By Pluralist / June 11, 2022

We’ve seen a lot of fake news, particularly over the last few years. A lot of that is because they’re trying to spin everything into a Democratic narrative.

Some of this is bad journalism. As we previously reported, we saw NBC’s “Meet the Press” reach out to Zack Brown, who was a former aide to Rep. Don Young (R-AK), asking if Young would come on for an interview with Todd. Brown replied to the reporters that they had one minor problem.

Young died in March, and “Meet the Press” had even done a very nice tribute to him as the then-longest-serving member of Congress.

It is amazing how that could happen. I can see if they just didn’t know that he had passed, but if they did a tribute to him, how do they not know?

It may not have been the worst of the week. While that one was a mistake, the one by the AP was a different story.

The AP published a report on efforts to block Democrats from buying Spanish-language radio stations. South Florida residents were outraged by the decision, thinking it was an attempt to silence conservative voices.

The Latino Media Network, a startup founded by two political strategists who worked for President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, reached a $60 million deal to acquire 18 AM and FM stations in ten US cities from Televisa/Univision. Federal Communications Commission approval is still required for the June 3 announcement.

These markets are diverse — Hispanics with roots all over Latin America listen to the stations in Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Houston, Chicago, Dallas, San Antonio, McAllen, Fresno and Las Vegas. The network said it “will focus on creating content that addresses the different cultural and political nuances that impact different types of Latinos.”

But the deal isn’t going over well in Miami, where Radio Mambi is popular among hardline Cuban exiles.

“We would need to be deaf and blind not to understand the motives behind this buyout,” Irina Vilariño, who co-owns a chain of Cuban restaurants in South Florida, said at a news conference held by a coalition called the Assembly of the Cuban Resistance.

They held an anti-takeover event in Miami.

Part of the AP description was as follows:

Martha Flores was the host of Radio Mambi’s night show. They interviewed her because they were concerned about changes. Martha said that she didn’t want to be there as she knew she wouldn’t cry.

Except, as writer Giancarlo Sopo explains, there’s a small problem with this story, too, and another reason that Flores likely wouldn’t be speaking — Martha Flores died two years ago. The AP has some unique powers that they must explain to us if they interview her.

What is the secret to this? How did they know the truth?

The correction they eventually issued showed just how weak their journalism is–and made it even worse.

The Flores were able to identify her because she was there and voiced concern. Wow, that’s some criteria for identification. Not all older women are alike. I supposed we should be lucky they didn’t identify the other concerned speakers, including the men, as Flores. I mean, who is this woman anyway? I’m not sure folks on the left know. I’d be just as embarrassed about that correction as the original mistake.

These are the people we should be looking for facts, and they want to verify everything. It also makes a greater point about liberal media and the takeover, if they don’t even care enough to get this basic fact right. What can people from Cuban-American communities and other areas be certain that they will be heard on these channels?

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