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Nation's Largest Hispanic Journalist Group Drops Fox News Sponsorship

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The nation's leading organization of Hispanic journalists is cutting its ties with Fox News over what the group says is the network's spreading of misinformation about immigrants and, by extension, Hispanics. This move will cost the organization some money since Fox was signed up to be a sponsor of their upcoming conference. Here's more from NPR's Richard Gonzales.

RICHARD GONZALES, BYLINE¹: The National Association of Hispanic Journalists, or NAHJ, issued a statement Thursday saying it will return to Fox News more than $16,000 donated by the network to sponsor its upcoming conference in San Antonio. The association's president, Hugo Balta, said his group has been in contact with Fox's management to complain about what he considers to be anti-immigrant rhetoric², like when pundits³ on the conservative network talk about an invasion. But a recent remark made by Fox News radio host Todd Starnes caused Balta to say enough is enough.

HUGO BALTA: Starnes likened migrants coming to the United States to Nazi⁴ Germany invading Western Europe. That's the straw that broke the camel's back for me and NAHJ.

GONZALES: Balta says Starnes' comments came less than two weeks after the mass shooting in El Paso, where a gunman killed 22 people after publishing a manifesto⁵ citing a Hispanic invasion of Texas. Fox has become a megaphone for disinformation, says Balta.

BALTA: There's something wrong at Fox News. And the reason why it's rampant⁶ is because there are no consequences.

GONZALES: In a statement, a spokeswoman for Fox News said, quote, "it is unfortunate that NAHJ has chosen to exclude Fox News from their upcoming convention." And she added, quote, "as the leading news network in the country, we are committed to fostering a diverse and collaborative workplace environment, and have been recognized in the industry for our advancement⁷ in this area."

Richard Gonzales, NPR News.

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1 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

2 rhetoric   

n.修辞学，浮夸之言语

参考例句：

• Do you know something about rhetoric?你懂点修辞学吗？
• Behind all the rhetoric,his relations with the army are dangerously poised.在冠冕堂皇的言辞背后，他和军队的关系岌岌可危。

3 pundits   

n.某一学科的权威，专家( pundit的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The pundits disagree on the best way of dealing with the problem. 如何妥善处理这一问题，专家众说纷纭。 来自辞典例句
• That did not stop Chinese pundits from making a fuss over it. 这并没有阻止中国的博学之士对此大惊小怪。 来自互联网

4 Nazi   

n.纳粹分子，adj.纳粹党的，纳粹的

参考例句：

• They declare the Nazi regime overthrown and sue for peace.他们宣布纳粹政权已被推翻，并出面求和。
• Nazi closes those war criminals inside their concentration camp.纳粹把那些战犯关在他们的集中营里。

5 manifesto   

n.宣言，声明

参考例句：

• I was involved in the preparation of Labour's manifesto.我参与了工党宣言的起草工作。
• His manifesto promised measures to protect them.他在宣言里保证要为他们采取保护措施。

6 rampant   

adj.(植物)蔓生的；狂暴的，无约束的

参考例句：

• Sickness was rampant in the area.该地区疾病蔓延。
• You cannot allow children to rampant through the museum.你不能任由小孩子在博物馆里乱跑。

7 advancement   

n.前进，促进，提升

参考例句：

• His new contribution to the advancement of physiology was well appreciated.他对生理学发展的新贡献获得高度赞赏。
• The aim of a university should be the advancement of learning.大学的目标应是促进学术。