{
  "id": 1744443,
  "title": "Stephen A. Smith on being given 'Thumbs Down' award from NABJ: 'It's highly offensive'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/stephen-a-smith-on-being-given-thumbs-down-award-from-nabj-its-highly",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T15:32:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/6035210-stephen-a-smith-nabj-award/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Commentator Stephen A. Smith ripped the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) after he received the \"Thumbs Down\" award from the organization over the weekend, calling the move \"highly offensive.\" “I'm calling them out for it, because it makes no sense whatsoever,\" he told NewsNation's Chris Cuomo on Monday. \"There's no truth to what they're...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}