And I worked really hard to do that with my own speech, and with the selection of guests who sang and the woman to my side, an Egyptian-American woman, who was rescued by President Trump and is an advocate for press freedom. TALEV: My aim and the way I sought to put together the program was to build a spirit of unity in that room, to rally around journalism and why it's important. First of all, it was a great honor to be able to preside over last night's dinner and to represent all of the journalists who cover the produce and we were really appreciative to have so many administration officials in the audience, including Sarah Sanders at the head table last night. Do you, as the head of association, have any regrets this morning? MARGARET TALEV, SENIOR WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT, BLOOMBERG NEWS: Brian, I'll tell you this. There is so much fury about the jokes Michelle Wolf made on stage last night. She's the president of the White House Correspondents Association. "Washington Post" Josh Dawsey, "Politico's" Eliana Johnson, "TIME's" Molly Ball and "Bloomberg's" Margaret Talev. To talk through all of it, they were all at the dinner last night. Let's talk about it with four CNN analysts here. You have to ask if this performance made it worse. Of course, this is all coming at a moment of incredible tension between the press and the president, incredible distrust in the media. There are charges of liberal intolerance and conservative hypocrisy. It is clear the partisan warfare is under way. It's being cast as wildly inappropriate, some calling it a step backwards for journalism, while others are saying, hey, what's the big deal? She was very funny. Her performance is being called embarrassing and cringe-worthy but also hilarious and epic. The question now is whether comedian Michelle Wolf went too far and maybe damaged the journalism profession. But first, the debate is raging over last night's White House correspondents' dinner, a night to celebrate journalism took a turn. Plus, an important new look at America's standing in the world when it comes to press freedom. Later, scandals enveloping NBC News, and allegations against Tom Brokaw and a strange story about Joy Reid.
I also have some questions for him about Trump's stunning phone call to Fox.
We'll get into it with the head of the association, Margaret Talev, and Trump insider, Anthony Scaramucci. This hour, the White House correspondents' dinner aftermath. I'm Brian Stelter and this is RELIABLE SOURCES, our weekly look at the story behind the story of how the media really works and how the news gets made. BRIAN STELTER, CNN HOST: Hey, welcome to Washington. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. Was the WHCA Dinner A Setback for Journalism? Trump's Anti- Media Message: They Hate Your Guts".