Fonte: International Business Times
President Donald Trump More than 250 journalists and press organizations have urged the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) to confront President Donald Trump at this weekend's annual dinner, warning that his record toward the media makes his participation incompatible with the event's purpose. In an open letter signed by prominent figures including Ann Curry, Sam Donaldson, and Dan Rather, the group called on the association to "forcefully demonstrate opposition to President Trump's efforts to trample freedom of the press. "The petition argues that the dinner, traditionally a celebration of journalism and the First Amendment, cannot proceed as usual given what they described as sustained pressure on the media:"The dinner has long served as a symbol of the vital and irreplaceable role of a free press in American democracy and a celebration of the First Amendment and the journalists who uphold it.
