At the White House Correspondents Dinner, a traditionally humorous gathering of politicians and press, President Obama ended his satirical speech with an earnest support of newspapers: "a government without newspapers, a government without a tough and vibrant media is not an option for the United States of America." This statement has led some to conclude that the president is preparing for a government bailout of newspapers. Read the Editors Weblog post. — May 11, 2009.