The Hill to end attendance at WHCD without reforms:Wolfes performance "ugly sideshow"

[tinydancer]

Kudos to the Hill for this decision.

"The Hill said Tuesday it is pulling out of future White House Correspondents' dinners without “major reforms” to the event following the controversy that erupted over comedian Michelle Wolf’s performance at this year’s dinner on Saturday.

“The Hill, which has participated in the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner for many years, does not plan at this time to participate in the event moving forward,” James Finkelstein, The Hill’s chairman, wrote in a letter dated Tuesday to Steven Thomma, executive director of the White House Correspondents’ Association.

“In short, there's simply no reason for us to participate in something that casts our profession in a poor light. Major changes are needed to the annual event,” the letter states.

Finkelstein’s letter criticized Wolf’s performance as “out of line” and said that The Hill hoped the dinner could get “back to talking about the importance of the Fourth Estate without the kind of ugly sideshow that completely overshadowed the event this year".

The Hill to end attendance at WHCA dinner without 'major reforms'

 

[EvilCat Breath]

Several others said they would no longer attend.

Good. The bashers can listen to themselves.

 

[S.J.]

True journalism is dead. What we saw, and what we see 24 hours a day from msm is hate fueled propaganda and every bit of it comes from the left.

 

[martybegan]

Kudos to the Hill for this decision.

"The Hill said Tuesday it is pulling out of future White House Correspondents' dinners without “major reforms” to the event following the controversy that erupted over comedian Michelle Wolf’s performance at this year’s dinner on Saturday.

“The Hill, which has participated in the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner for many years, does not plan at this time to participate in the event moving forward,” James Finkelstein, The Hill’s chairman, wrote in a letter dated Tuesday to Steven Thomma, executive director of the White House Correspondents’ Association.

“In short, there's simply no reason for us to participate in something that casts our profession in a poor light. Major changes are needed to the annual event,” the letter states.

Finkelstein’s letter criticized Wolf’s performance as “out of line” and said that The Hill hoped the dinner could get “back to talking about the importance of the Fourth Estate without the kind of ugly sideshow that completely overshadowed the event this year".

The Hill to end attendance at WHCA dinner without 'major reforms'

Wow, when even The Hill says it went too far....

People defending the performance are out more and more on their own limb.

 

[william the wie]

True journalism is dead. What we saw, and what we see 24 hours a day from msm is hate fueled propaganda and every bit of it comes from the left.

The vast majority yes but all no.