African Journalist Simon Ateba Suing White House for Alleged Discrimination

Today News Africa reporter Simon Ateba (C) interrupts as White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre (not pictured) begins the daily press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington on March 20, 2023. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

Journalist Simon Ateba is suing the White House for violating the First Amendment and alleged discrimination after “leaving biased journalists in charge of who gets to ask the tough questions” during daily press briefings.

Mr. Ateba, who is the founder and chief White House correspondent for Today News Africa—which covers politics in the United States and relations between the United States and African nations—announced the legal action on Aug. 10.