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U.S. journalist Jeff Mason, head of the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA), received the Freedom of Speech Award on June 19 at the Global Media Forum, hosted by Deutsche Welle in Germany's Bonn - a prize that he said he "never would have sought or expected."

President Donald Trump has ratcheted up his feud with the U.S. media, announcing he will skip the annual correspondents' dinner one day after a row erupted over White House press access.

By skipping the April 29 event Trump breaks a tradition in which the U.S. president is the guest of honor at a light-hearted roast held by journalists and studded with celebrities.