Accuracy in Media

Even as the president of the White House Correspondents Association issued a note of apology for the performance by comedian Michelle Wolf at the organization’s annual dinner Saturday, mainstream media took advantage of the situation to lob still more insults at President Trump. Howard Fineman, an editor at HuffPost, tweeted, RE: #MichelleWolf: 1. Yep, blunt, […]

Episode 70.  This week we discuss May Day protests turning violent, how Trump has made the White House Correspondents Dinner irrelevant, CNN’s rejection of Trump campaign ad boosts views, the GOP’s repeated Obamacare repeal failures, North Korea, French election and more. Please SUBSCRIBE on iTunes. SoundCloud audio is below:

President Trump announced on Twitter that he will not be attending the annual White House Correspondents’ dinner held in April, which is called “nerd prom” by attendees and the media. I will not be attending the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner this year. Please wish everyone well and have a great evening! — President Trump […]

It also included a skit by comedians Key and Peele, but Obama played along.

Politico reported on Wednesday that the White House Correspondents Association (WHCA) issued a memo to media organizations encouraging them to bring more real journalists and fewer celebrities to their annual dinner: An important priority for us is making sure that as many of your hard-working journalists who actually cover the White House, and are members […]

ABC late-night funnyman Jimmy Kimmel took a few jabs at former MSNBC and Current TV anchor Keith Olbermann at last night’s White House Correspondents Dinner, which didn’t please the thin-skinned Olbermann. Kimmel: I’d like everyone to look under your seats. Under each one you will find a copy of Keith Olbermann’s resume. Is Keith here […]