Yep. The number of reporters attending a “media ethics panel” before the White House Correspondents’ Dinner suck-up banquet was zero.
Zilch. Nada. None.
OH: No one attended the #whcd ethics panel with @paufder @bobosphere @markleibovich & @jeffreygoldberg. pic.twitter.com/CEZw685uV5
— Alex Howard (@digiphile) May 3, 2014
Needed more cowbell. And Hollywood cameos.
@jayrosen_nyu @MarkLeibovich I think that's sad.
— Elaine Replogle (@ElaineReplogle) May 4, 2014
@jayrosen_nyu @MarkLeibovich If only a celebrity would have shown up… Try free beer? Oh wait. Unless it PBR? #Imreaching
— Annie (@icymi_news) May 4, 2014
It was all part of D.C. Journo Theater. Panel host/stunt director/donut supplier Mark Leibovich tweeted:
Media ethics panel at WHCD, at Washington Hilton. 30 minutes in, zero attendees so far. plenty of donuts left pic.twitter.com/GT2KW7kOP3
— Mark Leibovich (@MarkLeibovich) May 3, 2014
Still waiting for first attendee at WHCD media ethics colloquy at Hilton.. where Is everyone?? pic.twitter.com/tV02ePge7J
— Mark Leibovich (@MarkLeibovich) May 3, 2014
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@Bobosphere, moderator of Media Ethics Colloquy, strikes Kennedyeque pose with donut. Very Cuban Missile Crisis… pic.twitter.com/ImhmCXJQ3A
— Mark Leibovich (@MarkLeibovich) May 3, 2014
Answer: B // “@bsdtectr: @MarkLeibovich Are you for real? Or doing performance art?”
— Mark Leibovich (@MarkLeibovich) May 3, 2014
By the way, following WHCD Media Ethics Colloquy — attendance zero — we will be repairing to after-party, sponsored by Dioxin Foundation
— Mark Leibovich (@MarkLeibovich) May 3, 2014
Yup:
https://twitter.com/QuiteColdNight/status/462743512388481025
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