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| Hillary Clinton Addresses a Rare Audience: Journalists | Hillary Clinton Addresses a Rare Audience: Journalists |
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| In an address to thousands of black and Hispanic journalists, Hillary Clinton pointedly criticized Donald J. Trump Friday as someone who would be a dangerous president and urged the news media to be tough on his candidacy. | |
| “We have a Republican nominee who has been virulently anti-immigrant,” she said, expressing her hopes that Democrats would not only take the White House but also the Senate in November. “We have to reject and stand up against the appeals to the kind of bigotry” coming from the Trump campaign, she said. | |
| Mrs. Clinton made the remarks at a convention jointly hosted by the National Association of Black Journalists and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, which are holding a five-day conference largely focusing on newsroom diversity. | Mrs. Clinton made the remarks at a convention jointly hosted by the National Association of Black Journalists and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, which are holding a five-day conference largely focusing on newsroom diversity. |
| Mrs. Clinton, who has only held a few news conferences in the entirety of her campaign, spoke for about 10 minutes before taking questions from some of the 1,500 journalists who attended the event. | Mrs. Clinton, who has only held a few news conferences in the entirety of her campaign, spoke for about 10 minutes before taking questions from some of the 1,500 journalists who attended the event. |
| Organizers at this event welcomed her presence. | Organizers at this event welcomed her presence. |
| “Throughout her campaign, Hillary Clinton has placed an emphasis on inclusion and shown support for communities of color,” said Mekahlo Medina, president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. | “Throughout her campaign, Hillary Clinton has placed an emphasis on inclusion and shown support for communities of color,” said Mekahlo Medina, president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. |
| Mrs. Clinton joins a long list of political leaders who have spoken at the convention. President Obama, former President Bill Clinton, former president George W. Bush, Bob Dole and former Vice President Al Gore have all addressed National Association of Black Journalists conventions. | Mrs. Clinton joins a long list of political leaders who have spoken at the convention. President Obama, former President Bill Clinton, former president George W. Bush, Bob Dole and former Vice President Al Gore have all addressed National Association of Black Journalists conventions. |
| In her speeches to the news media as a candidate, Mrs. Clinton has sometimes woven in some self-deprecating humor. | In her speeches to the news media as a candidate, Mrs. Clinton has sometimes woven in some self-deprecating humor. |
| Last year, at a journalism awards dinner to honor the New York Times reporter Robin Toner, who died in 2008, Mrs. Clinton proposed starting a “new relationship” with the news media. | Last year, at a journalism awards dinner to honor the New York Times reporter Robin Toner, who died in 2008, Mrs. Clinton proposed starting a “new relationship” with the news media. |
| “So here goes, no more secrecy, no more zone of privacy,” she said. “After all, what good did that do me?” | “So here goes, no more secrecy, no more zone of privacy,” she said. “After all, what good did that do me?” |
| Then she told the audience of political journalists and editors to look under their chairs. | Then she told the audience of political journalists and editors to look under their chairs. |
| “You’ll find a simple nondisclosure agreement,” Mrs. Clinton joked. “My attorneys drew it up. Old habits.” | “You’ll find a simple nondisclosure agreement,” Mrs. Clinton joked. “My attorneys drew it up. Old habits.” |