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riversedge

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Tue Oct 25, 2016, 03:54 PM Oct 2016

Trump backed out of an interview w/ a FL reporter after she refused to provide questions in advance

chicky chicky


Donald Trump backed out of an interview with a Jacksonville, Florida reporter after she refused to provide the campaign with the interview questions in advance.


http://mediamatters.org/blog/2016/10/24/trump-backed-out-local-interview-after-florida-reporter-refused-provide-questions-advance/214081

Action News Jax reporter Jenna Bourne claimed that the Trump campaign reached out to her on October 24 and requested “a list of questions”ahead of a scheduled interview with the candidate. Bourne refused to provide the campaign with the specific questions in advance, instead sending a list of general topics, including Marco Rubio, Hispanic Florida voters, and Refugees. She provided her half of the email exchange on Twitter, and recounted her communications to FloridaPolitics.com who described her as a “tenacious reporter” with a “no holds barred style” to questioning:

Jenna Bourne of Action News Jax claims to have found herself spiked, for not giving the questions to Trump’s media relations person upon demand.

[…]

Bourne was told that Trump’s campaign contacted her station, wanting to know who was conducting the interview.

Action News Jax said it was to be Bourne.

From there, the Trump campaign reached out over the weekend, and asked for a “list of questions” on Monday.

Bourne, after consulting with station management, sent a few “general topics.”....................................

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