White House Correspondents' Dinner: Known for their jokes and jabs, they'll also highlight the dangers of being a reporter abroad
In addition to much anticipated jokes about Tucker Carlson leaking Fox News and Gov. Ron DeSantis escalating dispute with Disney This year's White House Correspondents Association (WHCA) dinner, which Brittney Griner and his wife Cherelle are attending as CBS News guests, prepare for some serious talk about the often dangerous situations journalists face around the world.
Actor and former Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger will open the dinner with a pre-recorded video on the importance of a free and independent press.
WHCA President Tamara Keith plans to speak about the Russian detention of Wall Street Journal's Evan Gershkovich, arrested in March and charged with espionage. His family should attend the WHCA.
"They are among hundreds of journalists around the world who are being wrongfully detained for simply doing journalism - which is not a crime," Keith said, White House reporter for NPR.
Alexeï Navalny
CNN guests will include Yulia Navalnaya and Dasha Navalnaya, the wife and daughter of Alexey Navalny, the imprisoned Russian opposition leader, lawyer and anti-corruption campaigner who was allegedly struggling with severe stomach pain, which many fear is the result of a slow-acting poison, according to reports released Friday.
Debra Tice
Will also feature Debra Tice, the mother of Austin Tice, who has not been heard from since his disappearance at a checkpoint in Syria in 2012. US officials say they're operating on the assumption that he's alive and working to try and get him home.
Griner, who gave his first press conference last Thursday, pledged to work for the release of other Americans incarcerated abroad. Her detention at a Moscow airport in February 2022 for possession of less than one gram of cannabis oil led to tense US-Russian diplomatic efforts that culminated in her release on December 8, 2022, when she was traded against Russian arms dealer and Putin ally Victor Bout. Griner mentioned Gershkovich during his press conference on Thursday. “I have this mindset of, you know, no man left behind. No man, no woman is left behind,” said Griner, whose father was in the Marines during the Vietnam War. "No one should be like this, hands down."
Comedy Central's Roy Wood Jr. will be the featured artist, so don't worry, there will be plenty of laughs on hand.
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In addition to much anticipated jokes about Tucker Carlson leaking Fox News and Gov. Ron DeSantis escalating dispute with Disney This year's White House Correspondents Association (WHCA) dinner, which Brittney Griner and his wife Cherelle are attending as CBS News guests, prepare for some serious talk about the often dangerous situations journalists face around the world.
Actor and former Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger will open the dinner with a pre-recorded video on the importance of a free and independent press.
WHCA President Tamara Keith plans to speak about the Russian detention of Wall Street Journal's Evan Gershkovich, arrested in March and charged with espionage. His family should attend the WHCA.
"They are among hundreds of journalists around the world who are being wrongfully detained for simply doing journalism - which is not a crime," Keith said, White House reporter for NPR.
Alexeï Navalny
CNN guests will include Yulia Navalnaya and Dasha Navalnaya, the wife and daughter of Alexey Navalny, the imprisoned Russian opposition leader, lawyer and anti-corruption campaigner who was allegedly struggling with severe stomach pain, which many fear is the result of a slow-acting poison, according to reports released Friday.
Debra Tice
Will also feature Debra Tice, the mother of Austin Tice, who has not been heard from since his disappearance at a checkpoint in Syria in 2012. US officials say they're operating on the assumption that he's alive and working to try and get him home.
Griner, who gave his first press conference last Thursday, pledged to work for the release of other Americans incarcerated abroad. Her detention at a Moscow airport in February 2022 for possession of less than one gram of cannabis oil led to tense US-Russian diplomatic efforts that culminated in her release on December 8, 2022, when she was traded against Russian arms dealer and Putin ally Victor Bout. Griner mentioned Gershkovich during his press conference on Thursday. “I have this mindset of, you know, no man left behind. No man, no woman is left behind,” said Griner, whose father was in the Marines during the Vietnam War. "No one should be like this, hands down."
Comedy Central's Roy Wood Jr. will be the featured artist, so don't worry, there will be plenty of laughs on hand.
© 2023 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.
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