White House Correspondents Association

What I Learned From a WHCA Dinner Pre-Party

Brandon Wetherbee | Posted 04.30.2012

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Brandon Wetherbee

I didn't learn too much, but here are some facts and musings I'm taking away from my first White House Correspondents Dinner pre-party experience.

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PHOTOS: See The Fashion Highlights From The 2012 White House Correspondents' Dinner!

The Huffington Post | Ellie Krupnick | Posted 04.29.2012

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We love the White House and we love Hollywood. So you can imagine we adore the White House Correspondents' Dinner, where politicos, media power player...

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Michael Calderone

Helen Thomas Denied Table For White House Correspondents Dinner

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 03.28.2012

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Veteran journalist Helen Thomas will not be getting her own table at the White House Correspondents Association's dinner next month at the Washington ...

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Jay Carney Schools White House Reporters

politico.com | KEACH HAGEY | 9/23/11 4:50 AM EDT | Posted 11.23.2011

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Jay Carney never lets the reporters he briefs each day forget that not so long ago, he was one of them. Whether he's sidestepping a request to pred...

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World Press Freedom: Words Made Powerful

Walden Davis | Posted 07.04.2011

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Walden Davis

When President Barack Obama spoke at the Correspondents' Dinner, he saluted journalists for the essential role they play in supporting civil society and sustaining democracy across the globe.

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Sam Stein

WH Reporters Send Terse Letter To Gibbs Over Press Shop's Handling Of Egypt

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The White House Correspondents Association, of which The Huffington Post is a member, sent a sharply worded letter to White House Press ...

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Happy Birthday Helen!

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

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Magda Abu-Fadil

August 4 marks Helen Thomas' 90th birthday. May she celebrate it in good health and peace, surrounded by her countless loved ones. As a former colleague, I had the pleasure and privilege of observing Helen in action up close.

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Progressive Groups: Fox News Shouldn't Get Helen Thomas' Old Seat

Posted 05.25.2011

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Two progressive groups are circulating petitions asking the White House Correspondent's Association to deny Fox News the coveted front-row seat in the...

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Why Bloomberg News Deserves Helen Thomas's Seat in the White House Press Briefing Room

David Helfenbein | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Helfenbein

Don't base the decision solely on seniority; base it on who you think can shake things up the most in the Briefing Room. Give it to Bloomberg News.

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Ed Henry Elected White House Correspondents Association Board President

Posted 05.25.2011

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CNN Senior White House Correspondent Ed Henry was elected president of the White House Correspondents Association board Thursday. Henry garnered 86.9...

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Jason Linkins

Richard Wolffe Draws The Ire Of White House Correspondents' Association

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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there is one White House hagiographer whom the White House Press Corps just hate like the dickens: MSNBC political analyst Richard Wolffe.

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Ed Henry: Give Fox News Helen Thomas's Seat In White House Briefing Room

Posted 05.25.2011

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At least one competitor is backing Fox News for the newly vacated front-row seat in the White House briefing room: CNN Senior White House Corresponden...

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Will Fox News Get Helen Thomas's Front-Row Seat?

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

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Could Fox News get Helen Thomas's coveted front-row seat in the White House briefing room? It's possible now that Thomas, 89, has retired in the wake...

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No Women Featured in NY Comedy Festival! No Joke!

Beverly Wettenstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Beverly Wettenstein

The Primetime Emmy Awards showed that women writers on a comedy or variety series are a rare and endangered species. Only seven of the 81 writers were women.

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Sam Stein

White House On Sykes-Limbaugh: 9/11 Jokes Cross The Line (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Two days after comedian Wanda Sykes quipped during the White House Correspondents Association dinner that Rush Limbaugh was likely the 20th hijacker o...

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