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The Guardian - US
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David Smith in Washington

Journalists defend press freedom at muted White House correspondents’ dinner

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Eugene Daniels, who leads the WHCA, said of journalists: ‘What we are not is the opposition, what we are not is the enemy of the people and what we are not is the enemy of the state.’ Photograph: Nathan Posner/REX/Shutterstock

Journalists rallied in defence of press freedom on Saturday, insisting they “are not the enemy of the people” at a Washington media gala snubbed by Donald Trump.

The White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner was a muted affair with no US president, no comedian and notably fewer politicians or Hollywood stars than in past years.

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