Category: Simon Ateba

Africa Reporter Interrupts White House Briefing, Complains of Discrimination

March 20, 2023
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The White House press briefing got off to a rocky start on March 20 when a reporter interrupted to complain he was being discriminated against. Just seconds after White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and the cast of Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso” entered the briefing room, Today News Africa founder and chief White House correspondent Simon…

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African Journalist Kicked out of White House Correspondents Association, Alleges It Has a Double Standard

March 13, 2023
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A journalist has accused the group that liaises between the White House and the press corps—the White House Correspondents Association (WHCA)—of discriminating against him by kicking him out of the association and having a double standard. Simon Ateba, the founder and chief White House correspondent for Today News Africa, was informed last week that his…

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African Journalist Kicked Out of White House Correspondents Association, Says It Has Double Standard

March 13, 2023
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An African journalist has accused the White House Correspondents Association (WHCA) of discriminating against him by kicking him out of the association and having a double standard against him. Simon Ateba, the founder and chief White House correspondent for Today News Africa, was informed last week that his membership to the organization of journalists who cover…

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