Assassination Attempt at the WH Correspondents' Dinner

About this episode

MK and Vic discuss an attack on democracy and free speech during the WH Correspondents' Dinner and the media's response to it.

MK and Vic talk Mary Katharine's live experience of an attack on democracy and free speech and the subsequent press coverage, which veered very quickly away from another attempt on the president's life and into centering media and making other people the victims. Also, is it okay to take the wine? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Mary Katharine

Guest: Vic

Topics covered

• democracy
• free speech
• media coverage
• political events
• assassination attempts

Keywords

• WH Correspondents' Dinner
• assassination attempt
• democracy
• free speech
• media coverage

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Laissez-Faire Media

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