Stephen A. Smith SLAMS NABJ's ‘Personal Hit Job’

NABJ’s Thumbs Down Award should be a wake-up call for ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith

The star and executive producer of ESPN’s “First Take” promised a bold response, posting ominously on X that Christmas had arrived early. He wrote, “Now y’all started something.”

COMMENTARY: Stephen A. Smith refuses to look at himself in NABJ’s mirror

During the Salute to Excellence Gala, the National Association of Black Journalists’ annual event, the organization’s leadership board bestowed its ceremonial Thumbs Down award. This award is designated for individuals or institutions whose reporting, commentary, or media practices NABJ believes are insensitive, stereotypical, and/or otherwise at odds with the organization’s mission. Among those named for the 2026 Thumbs Down Award are FCC Chair…

NABJ Called Out Stephen A. Smith. He Went to Fox News

ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith defended himself against criticisms from the National Association of Black Journalists regarding his commentary on Black women during an appearance on Fox News' "Hannity." The post NABJ Called Out Stephen A. Smith. He Went to Fox News appeared first on The Washington Informer.

Stephen A. Smith pours more fuel on his clash with NABJ by visiting 'Hannity'

LOS ANGELES — Stephen A. Smith added more fuel to the firestorm centered on his clash with a Black journalist organization critical of his comments about Black female politicians by complaining to Fox News about the group. The outspoken ESPN…

NABJ Hammer Drops—Smith Fires Back

When an industry polices its own, the fight is rarely about one sentence or one segment; it’s about whether the work, over time, aligns with the field’s stated standards. That is the core of the clash between the National Association of Black Journalists and Stephen A. Smith: an accountability mechanism with a decades-long pedigree versus a star commentator who insists the censure is a personal and political hit, not a judgment of journalistic p…

Stephen A. Smith SLAMS NABJ's ‘Personal Hit Job’

Stephen A. Smith says the National Association of Black Journalists made things personal when it publicly rebuked him over his treatment of prominent Black women. The ESPN personality responded Monday after NABJ gave him a “Thumbs Down” award at its Saturday gala in Atlanta. “It was a personal hit job,” Smith said during his show. “We can sit up there and lollygag around and act like we don’t know any better.” During the presentation, NABJ accus…