An Assassination Attempt at the WHCA Dinner Has the Press Shooting Off Their Mouths

An Assassination Attempt at the WHCA Dinner Has the Press Shooting Off Their Mouths

Dramatic assassination attempt disrupts WHCA Dinner; media reactions and political fallout unfold.

The assassination of a president

By: Tuffy Fields Last week members of the United States Whitehouse press corps, guests and members of the elected national government and the president’s cabinet came together for a rare sit-down evening of fellowship at the Whitehouse Press Corps Dinner. From the outside looking in it appeared that the dinner may provide an opportunity for some olive branches to be offered as the guests could talk and laugh while a president and his wife enjoye…

‘Beat the Press’ takes on the WHCA shooting: Coverage, conspiracies and the Times’ too-early print deadline

A shaken Wolf Blitzer of CNN describes what it was like to be in close proximity to the gunman at the WHCA dinner. Click on the image to watch. On the brand-new “Beat the Press with Emily Rooney,” we examine the aftermath of the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. Click here or on the image to watch. What pressures did the press experience in covering the story under frightening, confusing conditions? Why did conspira…