Trump, US media in open war on annual dinner date 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseIt’s meant to be the annual Washington love-in, a dinner where White House journalists and the president yuck it up in a hotel ballroom. “Killing the White House Correspondents’ Dinner,” runs the headline of a Columbia Journalism Review article amounting to an obituary for the formerly revered fixture. The press briefing room in the White House, which used to see nearly daily Q&A sessions under previous presidents, has been all but abandoned. When they’re not being ignored, White House journalists can expect to hear abuse.

Source: Manila Bulletin April 27, 2019 02:15 UTC