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Virginia Gazette
April 24, 2018
The celebrity-laden dinner of more than 2,500 journalists and guests that you can watch on television this Saturday night (April 28) is a far cry from the ... news by focusing on the journalists who are carrying out the original goal of the White House Correspondents' Association: “Vigorous reporting on the ...
Romper
April 24, 2018
The host of the 2018 White House Correspondents' dinner is comedian Michelle Wolf and she's perfect for the gig. The 32-year-old writer isn't afraid to ... at the WHCA dinner this weekend. The event has long been hailed as a "nerd prom" for journalists, despite the growing number of celebrities who attend.
Roll Call
April 24, 2018
The White House press secretary is going to the White House Correspondents' Association's annual dinner on Saturday, April 28, in place of her boss. ... Playboy is joining the party circuit as “an appreciation for the work (journalists) do with a wink & nod to the culture and politics of D.C.,” it said in a press ...
Elite Daily
April 23, 2018
Over the past few years, it's been great to see talented, low-key famous comedians getting the high-profile gig of hosting a public roast of the president and his administration at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Luckily, this year's front-woman is exactly that, and she's somebody you need to know.
CBS News
April 22, 2018
And Saturday's the night for the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, with President Trump a no-show for the second straight year. White House Correspondents' Association Dinner (April 28) | Watch live on C-Span · Comedian Michelle Wolf. © 2018 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights ...
The Denver Post
April 6, 2018
But shortly afterward, the White House Correspondents' Association, which hosts the annual black-tie affair, put to rest any drama that Trump's “probably ... to go along with social traditions, Trump did attend this year's Gridiron dinner, a far smaller gathering of a club made up of top Washington journalists.
Press Gazette
April 4, 2018
The call comes in a new report the institute, the oldest professional association of journalists, has sent to the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Burnett, the President of the Supreme Court, Baroness Hale of Richmond, David Gauke, the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Culture Secretary Matt ...
GhanaWeb
April 4, 2018
According to reports, the Australian authorities were not convinced about the mission of the purported journalists in that country because although they claimed to be journalists and had genuine visas, many of them did not carry the recommended equipment for the coverage of such a sporting event.
New York Times
April 4, 2018
Smriti Irani, who runs the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, had said on Twitter that complaints against journalists would be handled by the Press Council of India and the News Broadcasters Association. She said neither body was controlled by the government. Rajat Sharma, the president of the ...
The Hill (blog)
April 4, 2018
Griffin announced last month that she'll attend the April 28 dinner at the Washington Hilton as a guest of The Washington Blade. But Griffin cast doubt on Trump yucking it up among the black-tie crowd of journalists, lawmakers, and celebrities at the annual soiree, which raises money for journalism ...
Washington Examiner
April 4, 2018
Three of four top journalism awards to be dished out at this year's White House Correspondents' Association dinner herald organizations 'dissed by ... These four journalists and a number of other CNN reporters broke the story that the intelligence community had briefed President Barack Obama and ...
Politico
April 3, 2018
If President Donald Trump attends this month's White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, he'll be onstage as journalists from a network he routinely calls “fake news” are honored for reporting on intelligence findings that were partly based on a dossier he also calls “fake.” CNN won the WHCA's ...
The Tribune
March 27, 2018
In a statement issued by PCI, Indian Women's Press Corps, Press Association and Federation of Press Clubs in India and Indian Crime Reporters' Association, the journalists demanded that two separate FIRs be filed against policemen based on two complaints and immediate action be taken.
CPJ Press Freedom Online
March 27, 2018
"Ethiopia must not use the state of emergency as a pretext to muzzle critical journalists, particularly those who already have suffered unimaginably during previous imprisonments." The detentions came amid a wider round of arrests in Ethiopia in recent days, according to reports by the Association for ...
DeKalb Daily Chronicle
March 27, 2018
SPRINGFIELD – Daily Chronicle journalists won 17 awards in the annual Associated Press Media Editors' contest, the AP announced on Monday. ... winners, as well as News Innovator of the Year, will be announced during the annual convention of the Illinois Press Association on June 7 in Normal.
The Root
March 26, 2018
In the public dispute between journalist Robin Givhan and a furious Black Entertainment Television, the National Association of Black Journalists ... It's unfortunate that she chose to disregard it, especially in our 9 year history of hosting journalists, as our guests, we've never experienced this breach of trust.
Vulture
March 25, 2018
Things could get awkward at this year's White House Correspondents' Association Dinner. And not only because Donald Trump might actually show up. Controversial comedian Kathy Griffin has announced on Twitter that she plans to attend the event as a guest of the Washington Blade and the Los ...
ABC News
March 23, 2018
The annual White House Correspondents Dinner has been held since 1920, and traditionally features a visit by the current president. Trump, however, broke with that tradition in 2017 by not attending the dinner. The event is held by the White House Correspondents Association, a group of journalists who ...
The Hill
March 19, 2018
Stormy Daniels's attorney said Monday that the adult-film star has not been invited to the annual White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner in Washington, D.C., next month, adding she wouldn't attend even if invited. Lawyer Michael Avenatti dismissed the black-tie gala as a “sideshow,” The ...
Balkan Insight
March 12, 2018
About a hundred Macedonian journalists staged a protest in front of the government building on Monday, demanding action against a politician who abused and threatened the head ... Selmani told the protest, which was organized by the Independent Trade Union of Journalists and Media Workers, SSNM.
New York Times
March 3, 2018
On Saturday night, however, Mr. Trump donned his tuxedo and joined the very journalists he loves to malign for an evening of humorous — and .... that he would not attend the White House Correspondents Association's annual dinner — the first time a president had skipped the event in decades.
ABC News
March 3, 2018
The Gridiron dinner features comedic musical skits performed by some of Washington's top journalists, often with lines roasting the political figures in attendance from both sides of the aisle. Early into Trump's tenure in 2017, he dodged a similar situation by skipping the annual White House Correspondents' ...
The Hill (blog)
February 28, 2018
The party scene is looking lighter once again around this year's White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner, with several outlets ... The annual gathering at the Washington Hilton, attended by a who's who of journalists, lawmakers and celebrities, raises money for journalism scholarships.
Hollywood Reporter
February 27, 2018
With about two months to go before the annual dinner, this year's edition of White House Correspondents' Dinner weekend is shaping up to be just as light on glitzy parties as last year, when several of the most prominent bashes were canceled as a nod to the frosty relationship between the White House ...
New York Times
February 22, 2018
Long a high point of the Washington social calendar, the correspondents' dinner typically offers journalists and presidents a chance to roast one another on live television in a celebrity-packed ballroom. But Mr. Trump, not one to encourage comity with the White House press corps, skipped last year's ...
Columbia Journalism Review
December 31, 1999
The idea for Unity originated during casual conversations between former National Association of Black Journalists President Will Sutton, Jr., and National Association of Hispanic Journalists founder Juan Gonzalez, who compared their experiences as journalists of color working in Philadelphia in the ...
CNN
December 31, 1999
However, many members of the Trump administration are slated to attend the dinner as invited guests. Margaret Talev, the president of the White House Correspondents' Association, issued a statement last week saying Trump will not attend the dinner, but added that "he will actively encourage members of ...
Elite Daily
December 31, 1999
It's that time of year again. The White House Correspondents Dinner is just around the corner, and while most of the guests will remain the same — the most notable of political media members are always there — one thing is sure to change. So, who is hosting the 2018 White House Correspondents' Dinner ...
New York Times
February 25, 2018
Our correspondents look at whether South Korea's president, Moon Jae-in, can turn the Olympic truce into a lasting peace, a challenge made tougher by new U.S. sanctions targeting the ... A growing number of businesses are cutting ties with the National Rifle Association, the country's chief gun lobby.
IFEX
February 25, 2018
In a statement released on February 22, the Syrian Journalists' Association said that at least 75 journalists and media professionals are currently under threat in eastern Ghouta due to the Assad ... At least 116 journalists have been killed there since the conflict began in 2011, according to CPJ research.
CPJ Press Freedom Online
February 24, 2018
Beirut, February 23, 2018--Abdul Rahman Ismael Yassin, a reporter for the pro-opposition Hammouriyeh Media Office, died from injuries sustained in a February 20 airstrike in the rebel-held eastern Ghouta area outside of Damascus, according to his employer and the Syrian Journalists Association.
Fox Business
February 23, 2018
The “My Life on the D-List” alum is offering to host the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner if the president attends this year's event. “I'll host. Free of charge OR Pay Per View????,” Griffin tweeted on Monday. In an interview with FOX Business' Kennedy, comedian Dennis Miller said Griffin's ...
Chicago Defender
February 23, 2018
NABJ-Chicago will host a forum for Illinois Attorney General Candidates on Monday, February 26, 2018, at CBS 2 Chicago, at 22 West Washington, Chicago. The media organization has invited all 10 candidates to meet with its membership and share their platforms for the office of the state's chief lawyer.
CNN
February 23, 2018
Washington (CNN) The White House Correspondents' Association has tapped "Daily Show" contributor Michelle Wolf as the featured entertainer for this year's dinner. ... The annual dinner typically includes both journalists and politicians, and features jokes about both sides of the aisle. Last year, "Daily ...
Balkan Insight
February 13, 2018
According to the findings of the research, conducted by the Slavko Curuvija Foundation as part of a project with BIRN and the Independent Journalists' Association of Serbia, pressure usually comes from the authorities and political parties, then from editors, and then advertisers. The executive branch exerts ...
Poynter (blog)
February 13, 2018
As the leaders of the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA), Associated Press Photo Managers (APPM) and The Kalish Visual Editing Workshop, we represent thousands of visual journalists, photo editors, educators and newsroom leaders. We join them in profound disappointment in The ...
Al-Monitor
February 13, 2018
The move obliges reporters, editors-in-chief and board chairmen working for state-run newspapers to get NPA permission before heading to seven "restless" countries: Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Turkey, Sudan, Yemen and Libya. Before the mandate was issued, journalists needed only the approval of their ...
WTVD-TV
February 12, 2018
Donald Trump Jr. and wife Vanessa Trump attend the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton Hotel, Saturday, April 30, 2016, in Washington. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP). WABC. Monday, February 12, 2018 01:52PM. SUTTON PLACE, Manhattan --. The wife of Donald Trump Jr.
B92
February 12, 2018
Radisic filed a complaint, while the NUNS and the Independent Journalists' Association of Vojvodina (NDNV) called on the authorities to identify those responsible for this act of aggression and to guarantee Radisic's safety. The NUNS was itself also targeted by unidentified persons, who affixed posters to ...
GhanaWeb
February 9, 2018
That journalists would do everything to ensure that we have a just society, particularly, through the publication or broadcast of information to draw attention to policy makers remains a truism. From ensuring that politicians don't take undue advantage of the poor taxpayers to workers who press home ...
Fiji Broadcasting Corporation
February 9, 2018
The Fijian Media Association is calling on journalists to grow a thick skin while covering this year's build-up to the General election as well as during the campaign period. FMA General Secretary and former Journalist, Stanley Simpson, says journalists need to understand and take threats and comments ...
The Lane Report
February 9, 2018
8, 2018) — Students and faculty from Murray State University won more than 30 awards from the 149th annual Kentucky Press Association (KPA) ... “Murray State has an elite group of collegiate journalists and many of them choose to work for The Murray State News,” said Dr. Stephanie Anderson, adviser ...
The Guardian
February 9, 2018
Under changes announced on Wednesday by the attorney general, Christian Porter, people not employed by the federal government, including journalists, will only be liable in serious circumstances where they willingly communicate “secret” information that endangers the health and safety of the public, ...
Sioux Falls Argus Leader
February 9, 2018
Sometimes moral victories matter. Such was the case with House Bill 1242, a measure geared toward freedom of student expression championed this week by high school journalism students and the South Dakota Newspaper Association. Though tabled by the House Education Committee, the bill raised ...
UNIAN
February 9, 2018
"The journalists' physical safety index that we monitor recorded 90 assaults on journalists in the past year. At the same time, there were no punishments in these cases. Accordingly, there is no progress in the investigation of Pavel Sheremet's murder," head of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine, ...
Poynter (blog)
February 8, 2018
Femi Redwood, a member of both NABJ and the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association, coordinated and moderated a panel at the convention titled “Sisters Suffering in Silence: The HIV Crisis Ignored in Black Women.” The panel delved into how African-Americans, more than any other racial ...
Nippon.com
February 4, 2018
Local broadcaster Tulip Television received prizes for journalistic excellence in recognition of its reporting of the scandal from organizations including the Japan National Press Club, Japan Congress of Journalists, and Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association. And the regional daily Kitanippon ...
Tehran Times
February 4, 2018
TEHRAN - Members of the Iranian Veteran Sports Journalists Association have asked Asian Football Confederation (AFC) officials to stay neutral between Iranian and Saudi Arabian clubs. The Iranian journalists in a letter asked Dato' Windsor John, the AFC General Secretary, to consider spirit of Fair Play.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
February 3, 2018
The president of Tunisia's journalists' union, Neji Bghouri, said 40 threat cases were registered in January amid nationwide protests over price hikes. Photographers and videographers say equipment was confiscated when they filmed police brutality against protesters. The protests came as Tunisia marked ...
AllAfrica.com
February 3, 2018
The Female Journalists Association of Liberia or FeJAL congratulates two of its staunch members for their appointments in leadership positions at the State-owned Liberia Broadcasting System. The commendation was made during a visit to the station. A press release says FeJAL's visit on Thursday was to ...
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