Finally. A real question from #WHCA #presssecretary on #Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and the #russian terrorist.

“President Biden began his jokes at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday by quipping, ‘In a lot of ways, this dinner sums up my first two years in office. I’ll talk for 10 minutes, take zero questions and cheerfully walk away.’ The audience laughed.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/05/02/biden-avoids-interviews-news-conferences/

#whcd #whca #journalism #Biden

@w7voa Legit question: Why are Fox people still members of the #WHCA?

There was talk during the Trump Administration of ending it or boycotting it. That seems to have ended with Biden, who I hear has good writers and good jokes.

I’m glad they’re having fun but (call me very old school or something) I still think it’s distasteful for journalists to glam up and rub elbows with the powerful.

If I were part of #whca I would buy a plate or donate but no, you wouldn’t catch me at #WHCADinner. And if I were, I’d be trying to ask questions.

Roy Wood Jr. is about to take a shellacking from all sides for the next few days for speaking to much truth directly to the media’s face. Not the best White House Correspondents Dinner performance, sure. But its one of the toughest gigs on the planet and he faced it without fear and said what needed to be said. ❤️ ya Roy
#WHCA

Oh my! A Don Lemon joke! #CorrespondenceDinner #WHCA

The #WHCA dinner is underway with the organization’s president, Tamara Keith, making remarks with President Biden and VP Harris now in the room.

How can folks hang out with Kellyanne Conway? Are there no social consequences for leading family separation or leading fascism? #whca https://t.co/3F26NFhZSl

The BBC’s investment in #BothSides has apparently caught up with the ongoing failure of the American Press. #FascismCountdown #WHCA #BBCImpartiality #NYTimes #WaPo

‘The BBC’s Pursuit of Bogus ‘Impartiality’ Finally Crashes and Burns’—Byline Times
https://bylinetimes.com/2023/03/12/the-bbcs-pursuit-of-bogus-impartiality-finally-crashes-and-burns/

“The WHCA board (which currently includes Fox correspondent Jacqui Heinrich) should meet immediately, should strip Heinrich of her board membership, and should take away Fox’s chair.”

#WHCA #EthicsInJournalism #PressWatch
https://presswatchers.org/2023/03/foxs-big-reveal-is-a-teachable-moment-about-journalism/

@jayrosen_nyu They're far more interested in the steaks. #WHCA #MSM #lazyjournalism #powerelites #collusion #profitdrivenmedia

Has the #WHCA pulled Fox News’ White House press passes yet? If not, why not? #FoxNewsDefamation #DominionLawsuit

Cool article on the changes to the presidential telephones under the Biden administration:

https://www.electrospaces.net/2021/01/the-phones-in-president-bidens-oval.html

#Communications #COMSEC #WHCA

RT @Mediaite: Biden at the #WHCA Dinner:

"This is the first time the president has attended this dinner in six years.

"It's understandable. We had a horrible plague followed by two years of Covid." https://t.co/VNrZSIfNum https://twitter.com/claystorm/status/1520837291928956937

#WHCA #NewsMedia #AmericanImplosion

Whiny, “bored” White House reporters evoke no sympathy
https://presswatchers.org/2022/04/whiny-bored-white-house-reporters-evoke-no-sympathy/

RT @mehdirhasan@twitter.com: Well done #WHCA, well done (!) https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1065088330969305089