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Columbia Journalists Recount White House Correspondents' Dinner Incident

Three University of Missouri student reporters attended a formal Washington D.C. event that concluded with nearby gunfire. The Columbia-based journalists detailed their experience at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

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Missouri Dispatch Editors
Posted 46d ago · Based on reporting by Missourian (Columbia)
Image courtesy of Missourian (Columbia).

Three student reporters from the University of Missouri recently experienced a formal event in Washington D.C. The occasion, a White House Correspondents’ Dinner, concluded unexpectedly due to the sound of nearby gunfire.

The Columbia-based journalists provided an account of their experience at the event. Their presence offered a unique perspective on the evening's unforeseen conclusion.

The students' report details the sequence of events at the dinner. Full reporting is available from the original source.

Editor's note: Dispatch Briefs are short summaries written by Missouri Dispatch editors with the assistance of AI tools, based on publicly available reporting from the cited source. We do not independently verify every detail; please consult the original source for the complete story.

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