A weekly newsletter on power and the press When White House Correspondents’ Association President Weijia Jiang announced Saturday night that the dinner would not resume following a shooting at the Washington Hilton, she pointed out how “when there is an emergency,” journalists “run to the crisis, not away from it.” “I saw all of you reporting — and that’s what we do,” she said. About an hour later, Jiang, who serves as CBS News’ senior White House correspondent, was seated in the front row of the White House briefing room — still wearing an evening gown — and questioning President Donald Trump about the incident. What will be remembered this year isn’t journalists clinking glasses, but swiftly moving into action during a crisis. It was jarring... 
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