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marble falls

(56,358 posts)
Mon Apr 30, 2018, 08:11 PM Apr 2018

Journalists Push Back On Correspondents' Association's Response To Michelle Wolf

Last edited Tue May 1, 2018, 11:05 AM - Edit history (1)

Journalists Push Back On Correspondents’ Association’s Response To Michelle Wolf
Some say the White House Correspondents’ Association president’s criticism of the comedian failed to recognize what the First Amendment is all about.

By Jenna Amatulli

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/journalists-rebuke-of-michelle-wolf-doesnt-celebrate-press-freedom_us_5ae70b2fe4b02baed1bc4dd8

The president of the White House Correspondents’ Association released a statement criticizing dinner headliner Michelle Wolf that has some journalists wondering whether the group actually backs its own press-freedom mission.

As Wolf’s comedy set at Saturday night’s White House Correspondents’ dinner continues to incite condemnation for its unvarnished criticism of Trump administration officials, association president Margaret Talev said in a statement to members that Wolf’s performance was not “unifying” and “not in the spirit” of the group’s mission.

“Last night’s program was meant to offer a unifying message about our common commitment to a vigorous and free press while honoring civility, great reporting and scholarship winners, not to divide people,” Talev said. “Unfortunately, the entertainer’s monologue was not in the spirit of that mission.”

#WHCA Statement to Members on Annual Dinner pic.twitter.com/8DKoHNxpNi
— WHCA (@whca) April 30, 2018

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How twitter responded....



This is why I think they shouldn’t even have it. Inviting someone to speak freely and then kneecapping her like this is the worst possible outcome. https://t.co/MXtTRZWFmt
— Linda Holmes (@lindaholmes) April 30, 2018

Wow, the @whca really is a collection of pathetic cowards, isn’t it? https://t.co/YFobLhFIYR
— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) April 30, 2018




This is shameful. You do not speak for me. You do not speak for journalism https://t.co/gA9X2IAPPT
— Will Bunch (@Will_Bunch) April 30, 2018

It’s about access. And don’t you forget it. https://t.co/lHyEK5y6l8
— Soledad O’Brien (@soledadobrien) April 30, 2018

This is pathetic. Trump and his flying monkeys rail against the media and the First Amendment, @whca. For god’s sake, PUSH BACK. https://t.co/UjI1qgoiLk
— shauna (@goldengateblond) April 30, 2018


The WHCA just lost all credibility it might have had with this statement. This White House has done and called folks all types of names and they released this statement about some jokes? They joke is on them. Trump wins again. https://t.co/knyX765dCc
— deray (@deray) April 30, 2018


Journalism is about holding power accountable by empowering the people with information. Get the fuck out of here with this “unifying civility” bull shit. https://t.co/w2U8idDTaw
— Lauren Duca (@laurenduca) April 30, 2018

WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL THAT “THE 1ST AMENDMENT IS SOOOOOOO IMPORTANT” TALK I HEARD BEFORE YOU BROUGHT MICHELLE UP??? #WHCD https://t.co/VahvTujT6o
— W. Kamau Bell (@wkamaubell) April 30, 2018

The most upsetting thing Michelle Wolf said last night was the reminder that Flint, Michigan still doesn’t have clean water.

Imagine if the DC press corps & political chattering class had spent today performatively upset about *that* https://t.co/YiPOykpyLG
— Wesley (@WesleyLowery) April 30, 2018

This horrendous statement should be a good call for a recommitment to not playing footsie with this administration—instead valuing reporters who do deep dives on its members and their effect on us, then asking fearless questions, relationships be damned.https://t.co/zxQRcgGrXk
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) April 30, 2018

Uh... This statement is as cringeworthy as any joke ever told at a #WHCD.

The First Amendment is cool to celebrate and embrace, except when it’s not, I guess.

No wonder Americans don’t trust the media. https://t.co/cwAn87P7nJ
— Jacob Soboroff (@jacobsoboroff) April 30, 2018

a free press doesn’t enforce civility toward our government. that’s what the “free” is for https://t.co/yHCB30JnU0
— Amanda Hess (@amandahess) April 30, 2018

I’m not a member, though many of my colleagues are, but this saddens me. It’s collaborating with a dangerous regime. It’s shocking. https://t.co/xznk40WpCM
— Joan Walsh (@joanwalsh) April 30, 2018

Unifying people has absolutely nothing to do with journalism. https://t.co/dBH9utYoXa
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) April 30, 2018



How the fuck do you have a “spirit of unity” with an administration that wants to put journalists in jail? https://t.co/xxxTqmFPFn
— Mikel Jollett (@Mikel_Jollett) April 30, 2018

oh do shove off https://t.co/U4BI7IyX1a
— Amanda Nelson (@ImAmandaNelson) April 30, 2018



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marble falls

(56,358 posts)
3. You choose which three you want removed and I'll take them out.....
Tue May 1, 2018, 10:36 AM
May 2018

the tweets are not paragraphs and can't be copyrighted by the article's publisher as they came from twitter, an open source.

 

janterry

(4,429 posts)
5. Well, I'm not the board admin
Tue May 1, 2018, 10:45 AM
May 2018

so, you'd have to look over the TOS and copyright information. However, what it says when I read it - is when you quote an entire article (as you have) then it violates TOS and copyright. That's one of the reasons for the 4 paragraph rule.

Now, I'm just another person who posts here, sometimes. So, you have to decide what is best.

marble falls

(56,358 posts)
6. You could make a career of it here. I find them all the time. They're looking for forum hosts....
Tue May 1, 2018, 10:57 AM
May 2018

I've done it. The worst job is the four paragraph notifications. After pissing off the fifth member in a row, I now check on LBN only where it is very strictly enforced.

I could get in big trouble if you alerted the OP, so I'll delete three paragraphs and change the order of the tweets and become one with the universe.

I appreciate your gentle reminder.

Seriously: look into joining the forum hosts. Its been an education for me. I like being part of what keeps it civil here. And more hosts are needed.

 

FarCenter

(19,429 posts)
10. I was thinking more of their paychecks from Bloomberg, NBC, ABC, Dallas Morning News, AP, Sirius...
Tue May 1, 2018, 11:12 AM
May 2018

marble falls

(56,358 posts)
11. They'd keep their jobs, but reporting live from the Bismark ND city council doesn't have the same...
Tue May 1, 2018, 11:18 AM
May 2018

sort of cache.

Paladin

(28,202 posts)
8. "....collaberating with a dangerous regime." Thank you, Joan Walsh.
Tue May 1, 2018, 11:07 AM
May 2018

So glad to see this number of prominent D.C. journalists pushing back against this shameful kowtowing to the trump thugs. Talev ought to tender her resignation ASAP, so somebody who actually cherishes and understands the First Amendment can take her place.

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