Trump, US media in open war on annual dinner dateUS President Donald Trump has transformed the relationship with the media and is boycotting the annual White House correspondents' dinner. [AFP]It's meant to be the annual Washington love-in, a dinner where White House journalists and the president yuk it up in a hotel ballroom. It's the latest shot in what the president sees as his war against a media machine refusing to give him fair coverage. 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 are not being ignored, White House journalists can expect to hear abuse.

Source: Standard Digital April 28, 2019 07:18 UTC