Ann Telnaes calls White House Correspondents' Dinner 'unethical and tone deaf'

journalismApr 24, 202636750

Cartoonist Ann Telnaes published an essay titled "The WH Correspondents' Dinner" calling this year's White House Correspondents' Dinner "unethical and tone deaf." In the essay Telnaes argues that journalists becoming chummy with politicians enables an autocrat to continue attacking the free press and undermines journalistic independence. The dinner included a skit called "The Final Days" and invited high-profile guests whose presence Telnaes says prioritized access over accountability. Her critique matters because it questions whether press socializing with power corrodes accountability and public trust in news institutions.

Scott Shapiro

@scottjshapiro.bsky.social

Some personal news: I will not be attending the White House Correspondents Dinner tomorrow night.

46490d ago

Eric Columbus19

Afraid of being asked about your Epstein ties, are you?

glittergirl1111.bsky.social2

No pocket square for you!

Amyhr2

Thank you for taking a principled stand for independent and fearless journalism.

Jill Twiss

@jilltwiss.bsky.social

All I have to say about the White House Correspondents Dinner is that last year they fired Amber Ruffin and this year they hired a "mentalist"

6490d ago

Jill Twiss22

(would that this were really all I had to say)

David Vienna2

A mentalist looking into Trump brain is gonna see a lot of spider webs.

The Atlantic

@theatlantic.com

The White House Correspondents’ Dinner “has always been a bit of an embarrassment”—but this year’s gala figures to be more awkward and embarrassing than usual, Paul Farhi argues.

5690d ago

Benjamin Dreyer

@bcdreyer.social

white house correspondents dinner more like blighted house irresponsible dinner amirite

5890d ago

Benjamin Dreyer31

shoulda quit while i was ahead

Diedrich Bader

@diedrichbader.bsky.social

Seriously though, it would be funny if he did this at the correspondents dinner

3890d ago

Glad I left texas4

Even funnier if all the audience did it.

desertdweller760.bsky.social2

I don’t think he’ll even sit at the dais. I’ve read that he plans to show up, throw some insults and then walk out.

Draven Tyr Umbra (Captain Honeypot)2

Nah, he's gonna be too gassed up on pretending he's good at belittling reporters. It'll be funny as shit if the WHCD was completely empty, devoid of attendees

Lisa2

And then people sharpie penises on his face!

Gail Waldby ❌👑

@gailwaldby.bsky.social

Never a good idea for journalists to become chummy with politicians and people in power but this year particularly, it’s allowing an autocrat to continue his attack against the free press. By Ann Telnaes https://anntelnaes.substack.com/p/the-wh-correspondents-dinner

2090d ago

Charles Keener

@charleskeener.bsky.social

On Thursday, members of Congress joined protesters on the National Mall, close to where David Ellison hosted a lavish, invitation-only dinner to honor Trump at the U.S. Institute of Peace ahead of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner this weekend.

790d ago

#0peration Red House

@arxivofourminds.bsky.social

Jimmy Kimmel Roasts Trump at Alternative White House Correspondents’ Dinner (part1)

690d ago

Wilma Marlene Fine ✈️

@wmf5.bsky.social

Journalist that attend the White House Correspondent's Dinner are gluttons for abuse. I'd never break bread with a treasonous, pedophile, rapist and convicted felon that insults and lies to the press on a regular basis.

790d ago

LA Progressive

@laprogressive.bsky.social

CBS Invited a War Criminal to Their Dinner Party https://www.laprogressive.com/defense/war-criminal Danaka Katovick: At the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, journalists like those at CBS should be demanding answers he refused to give to Congress.

490d ago

bluedotsc.bsky.social

@bluedotsc.bsky.social

I have been away from news all day, whew! Is he just flying to FL to sleep in his own little bed or did he ditch the White House Correspondents' Dinner which is tomorrow night. So down to FL for dinner and back to DC tomorrow for the event? #wastefraudabuse

390d ago

Matt Szafranski

@mszafranski.bsky.social

"Scott Shapiro has bowed out of White House Correspondents Dinner Appearance because he has no tie. However, he faces a fresh controversy after sources confirmed he is wearing a tie in his Bluesky avatar. A spokesperson for Shapiro declined to comment."

490d ago

Johnny C

@shoegazer75.bsky.social

Back when The White House Correspondents' Dinner was still fun and not a platform for the orange shitgibbon's hatred. youtu.be/HkAK9QRe4ds?...

390d ago

Marc Wing

@6-rue-d-alsace.bsky.social

“The WH Correspondents' Dinner” by Ann Telnaes on Bluesky and Open Windows. “Unethical and tone deaf” Please support Editorial Cartoonists, whenever possible directly, whose work is shown on Bluesky. This #EditorialCartoon was found on Open Windows.

290d ago

James Neckbeard III

@qsalt.bsky.social

I am Hasan Piker's date for the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

190d ago

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