As Violence Erupted in Baltimore, CNN Never Broke from Covering Obama’s WHCD Jokes

‘You can find out what you want to find out’ on Twitter, the anchor said

CNN Won't Cut Away from White House Correspondents' Dinner, Reassures Viewers They'll 'Find Out All of What Happened in the Streets of Baltimore by This Time Tomorrow' (Reason)

There was a gigantic peaceful march for Freddie Gray in Baltimore this afternoon. And then, in the evening, things got more violent, with some of the demonstrators throwing rocks and bottles at cops and smashing the windows of businesses and cars. (The authorities are currently blaming these incidents on "isolated pockets of people from out of town.") At least 12 people were arrested. ... But you needn't have bothered checking CNN. Here is Errol Louis acknowledging the events taking place less than an hour north of DC...and explaining why his network wasn't interrupting its White House Correspondents' Dinner coverage to show viewers what was happening.

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