Journalists urge correspondents’ association to stand up to Trump at rescheduled press dinner
The letter cites subpoenas of New York Times reporters’ phone records and Trump’s threats to revoke broadcasters’ licenses.
- Hundreds of journalists and eight press groups are urging the White House Correspondents' Association to condemn President Donald Trump at the rescheduled dinner taking place Friday at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.
- Following the April shooting at the Washington Hilton that cut short the original dinner, organizers note that 'the administration's attacks on journalists and press freedom have become even more egregious.'
- Organized by former ABC News correspondent Lisa Stark and producer Ian Cameron, the letter features about 520 signatories citing Justice Department subpoenas of New York Times journalists and Trump's threats to revoke broadcaster licenses 'who refuse to acquiesce to his demands.'
- Calling the plan 'a sign of Strength and Fortitude,' President Donald Trump confirmed his attendance, though he warned he may deliver 'rather nasty statements' concerning certain individuals.
- While Association president Weijia Jiang defined the dinner's purpose as an effort 'to celebrate the First Amendment,' signatories argue it is hypocritical to do so in front of the man who 'relentlessly attacks it.
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Open letter demands that the White House Correspondents Association defend press freedom before Trump at dinner rescheduled for this Friday in Washington.
WASHINGTON. The White House Correspondents' Dinner, which was interrupted by an assassination attempt in April, will resume on Friday. But the atmosphere between the president and reporters is hardly at its best. Last week, new rules were hammered out that make it more difficult for foreign journalists to work in the United States.
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Journalists urge correspondents' association to stand up to Trump at rescheduled press dinner
Hundreds of former or retired journalists and eight press freedom groups have called on the White House Correspondents’ Association to stand up against the Trump administration’s recent attacks on the press at its rescheduled dinner this week.
Hundreds of retired or no longer exercising journalists and eight press freedom groups are calling on the White House Correspondents Association to denounce President Donald Trump's recent attacks on the media at his rescheduled dinner this week—an event to which the president has confirmed his presence.
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