Wall Street Journal editor-in-chief Emma Tucker defended attending the White House dinner with News Corp. executives earlier this month, reports Sarah Fischer and Christine Wang of Axios.
Fischer and Wang report, “‘Look, I’m a journalist. I was not going to say no to a dinner with the president of the United States,’ she told Axios on stage at its annual Media Trends Live event in New York City Tuesday.
“The dinner raised eyebrows not only because the Journal is locked in a legal battle with President Trump, but also because of the Trump administration’s unprecedented pressure on the press, particularly for outlets whose owners have ties to the president.
“Tucker said the dinner was ‘interesting’ and that it’s good Trump wanted to engage with the Journal. ‘He’s clearly reading us and cares about what we do.'”
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