记者敦促WHCA对抗特朗普的媒体攻击. Journalists urge WHCA to confront Trump over press attacks.

超过250名记者, 包括丹·拉瑟和萨姆•唐纳森 (Sam Donaldson), 敦促白宫通讯员协会利用即将举行的晚餐来强烈对抗总统特朗普反复攻击媒体. More than 250 journalists, including Dan Rather and Sam Donaldson, have urged the White House Correspondents’ Association to use the upcoming dinner to forcefully confront President Donald Trump's repeated attacks on the press. 开封信呼吁捍卫宪法第一修正案, 并谴责政府的行动, 包括诉讼和限制访问, The open letter calls for a defense of the First Amendment and condemns the administration's actions, including lawsuits and restricted access, as an assault on democracy. 这场活动以高层官员的出席和杰弗里·爱斯坦报道而获得的一项有争议奖, 凸显了新闻自由与政治仪式之间的紧张关系. The event, featuring high-profile officials and a controversial award for reporting on Jeffrey Epstein, highlights the tension between press freedom and political ritual.