White House Correspondents' Association
The White House Correspondents' Association ( WHCA ) is the association of the White House Press Corps , the journalists who report on the White House and the US President .
history
The WHCA was founded by journalists on February 25, 1914 in response to an unsubstantiated rumor that a United States Congress committee would choose which journalists would attend President Woodrow Wilson's press conferences .
The WHCA operates independently from the White House. The tasks of the WHCA include the accreditation process , contact with the President, as well as the seating arrangements and the equipment of the rooms in the White House in which the press conferences take place.
management
Once a year, the WHCA elects four board members and five supervisory boards from among its members.
- Board members 2014–2015
- President: Christi Parsons, Tribune Company
- Vice President: Carol Lee, Wall Street Journal
- Secretary : Scott Horsley, [NPR Radio]
- Treasurer : Margaret Talev, Bloomberg News
- 2013–2014 supervisory board members
- Major Garrett, [CBS News, TV]
- Olivier Knox, [Yahoo! News, magazines]
- Doug Mills, [ New York Times , photo]
- Todd Gillman, [ Dallas Morning News , newspaper]
- Jeff Mason, [Reuters, at large]
- George Lehner, [Pepper Hamilton]
- Steven Thomma, [McClatchy; emeritus]
White House Correspondents' Dinner
Since 1920, the WHCA has hosted a dinner that has become a tradition and usually takes place in the presence of the US President and his Vice President. Since Calvin Coolidge in 1924, 15 US presidents have attended at least one WHCA dinner. It takes place at the Washington Hilton , on the evening of the last Saturday in April, around 100 days after the inauguration of a US president in the corresponding years .
Although women were also members, until 1962 only men were allowed to attend the dinner. It was Helen Thomas who urged President John F. Kennedy to make his attendance at the dinner contingent on women being admitted.
Since 1983, the keynote speaker is usually a comedian who the president and his government skin into the pan .
The dinner is a benefit event to enable gifted journalism students to receive a scholarship .
The dinners in 1930 were canceled (death of former President William Howard Taft ); 1942 after the USA entered World War II; 1951 because of " uncertain world situation " (according to President Harry S. Truman ). In 1981 Ronald Reagan was unable to attend the dinner because he had not fully resumed official business after the attack on him . He sent greetings by phone.
The current US President Donald Trump announced on February 25, 2017 on Twitter that he would not attend the dinner in 2017, instead he drove to Harrisburg to give a speech in front of supporters. Again in 2018, Trump did not attend the dinner and instead held an event in Michigan . The President said he did not want to be stuck in a room with representatives of the fake news . In his absence, the appearance of comedian Michelle Wolf attracted media attention in advance.
Prizes and awards
The Merriman Smith Memorial Award
Awarded for outstanding reporting.
| year | Award winners | Award | medium | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Gary Nurenberg | Broadcast | KTLA Tribune Broadcasting | |
| Jodi Enda | Knight-Ridder Newspapers | |||
| 2001 | Jim Angle | Broadcast | Fox News Channel | |
| Sandra Sobieraj | Associated Press | |||
| 2002 | Peter Maer | Broadcast | CBS News | |
| Ron Fournier | Associated Press | |||
| 2003 | Jim Angle | Broadcast | Fox News Channel | |
| David Sanger | The New York Times | |||
| 2004 | Mike Allen | The Washington Post | ||
| 2005 | Ron Fournier | Associated Press | ||
| Jackie Calmes | The Wall Street Journal | honorable mention | ||
| 2006 | Terry Moran | Broadcast | ABC News | |
| Deb Riechmann | Associated Press | |||
| 2007 | Martha Raddatz | Broadcast | ABC News | |
| David Sanger | The New York Times | |||
| 2008 | Ed Henry | Broadcast | CNN | |
| Deb Riechmann | Associated Press | |||
| 2009 | David Greene | Broadcast | NPR | |
| Sandra Sobieraj Westfall | People magazine | |||
| 2010 | Jake Tapper | Broadcast | ABC News | |
| Ben Feller | Associated Press | |||
| 2011 | Jake Tapper | Broadcast | ABC News | |
| Dan courtship | The Washington Post | |||
| 2012 | Jake Tapper | Broadcast | ABC News | |
| Glenn Thrush, Carrie Budoff Brown, Manu Raju and John Bresnahan | Politico |
The Aldo Beckman Memorial Award
Awarded for outstanding journalism.
| year | Award winners | medium | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Jeanne Cummings | The Wall Street Journal | |
| 2001 | Steve Thomma | Knight Ridder | |
| 2002 | Anne E. Kornblut | The Boston Globe | |
| 2003 | Dana Milbank | The Washington Post | |
| 2004 | David Sanger | The New York Times | |
| 2005 | Susan Page | USA Today | |
| 2006 | Carl Cannon | National Journal | |
| 2007 | Kenneth T. Walsh | US News & World Report | |
| 2008 | Alexis Simendinger | National Journal | |
| 2009 | Michael Abramowitz | The Washington Post | |
| 2010 | Mark Knoller | CBS News | |
| 2011 | Peter Baker | The New York Times | |
| 2012 | Scott Wilson | The Washington Post |
The Edgar A. Poe Memorial Award
Awarded for an outstanding contribution of national or regional importance.
| year | Award winners | medium | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Sam Roe | The Toledo Blade | |
| 2001 | Elizabeth Marchak, Dave Davis and Joan Mazzolini | The Plain Dealer | |
| John Barry and Evan Thomas | Newsweek | honorable mention | |
| David Pace | Associated Press | honorable mention | |
| 2002 | Evan Thomas and Mark Hosenball , & Martha Brant and Roy Gutman | Newsweek | |
| Staff | The Seattle Times | honorable mention | |
| Staff | The Dayton Daily News | honorable mention | |
| 2003 | Sean Naylor | Army Times | |
| Staff | South Florida Sun-Sentinel | honorable mention | |
| Michael Berens | Chicago Tribune | honorable mention | |
| 2004 | Russell Corollo and Mei-ling Hopgood | Dayton Daily News | |
| Christopher H. Schmitt and Edward T. Pound | US News & World Report | honorable mention | |
| Michael Hudson | Southern Exposure Magazine | honorable mention | |
| Warren P. Strobel and Jonathan S. Landy | Knight Ridder | honorable mention | |
| Rod Nordland and Michael Hirsh | Newsweek | honorable mention | |
| Sami Yousafzai, Ron Moreau, and Michael Hirsh | Newsweek | honorable mention | |
| Fareed Zakaria | Newsweek | honorable mention | |
| 2005 | Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams | The San Francisco Chronicle | |
| Donald Barlett and James Steele | Time Magazine | honorable mention | |
| 2006 | Marcus Stern and Jerry Kammer | Copley News Service | |
| Staff | Time Magazine | honorable mention | |
| Russell Carollo and Larry Kaplow | Dayton Daily News | honorable mention | |
| 2007 | Joan Ryan | The San Francisco Chronicle | |
| 2008 | Paul Shukovsky, Tracy Johnson and Daniel Lathrop | Seattle Post-Intelligencer | |
| 2009 | Michael J. Berens and Ken Armstrong | The Seattle Times | |
| 2010 | Suzanne Bohan and Sandy Kleffman | Contra Costa, California, Times | |
| 2011 | Michael Berens | The Seattle Times | |
| 2012 | Matt Apuzzo, Adam Goldman, Eileen Sullivan and Chris Hawley | Associated Press |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Unfounded Leak Leads to Modern WHCA by George Condon, former president of the WHCA . White House Correspondents' Association. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
- ↑ a b WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS 'ASSOCIATION OFFICERS AND BOARD . WHCA. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
- ↑ Joe Strupp, Incoming WHCA Prez: Next Year's Dinner Will Not Be 'Politically Correct' , Editor and Publisher, April 25, 2007
- ^ Julia Edwards, "White House Correspondence Dinner: 25 Memorable Moments," National Journal , April 27, 2011
- ^ Donald Trump : I will not be attending the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner this year. Please wish everyone well and have a great evening! Twitter , February 25, 2017, accessed February 25, 2017 .
- ↑ badische-zeitung.de , April 28, 2017, Frank Herrmann: 100 days in office: sobering results for Trump (April 28, 2017)
- ↑ Eddie Scarry: Trump raises money off decision to skip White House Correspondents' Dinner: 'I chose YOU over the fake news'. In: The Washington Examiner . April 24, 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2018 .
- ↑ Ted Johnson: Michelle Wolf Says She Won't Hold Back Humor, Even If Trump Attends White House Correspondents' Dinner in Variety , February 23, 2018 (accessed August 6, 2018)
- ↑ a b c d The 2000 WHCA Awards . White House Correspondents' Association. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- ↑ a b c d e f Mark Smith: WHCA Names 2001 Award Winners . White House Correspondents' Association. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ↑ a b c d e f Mark Smith: WHCA Names 2002 Award Winners . White House Correspondents' Association. Archived from the original on May 17, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ↑ a b c d e f Mark Smith: WHCA Names 2003 Award Winners . White House Correspondents' Association. Archived from the original on May 23, 2011. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i Mike Smith: WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS 'ASSOCIATION NAMES 2004 AWARD WINNERS . White House Correspondents' Association. Archived from the original on June 1, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ↑ a b c d e Doug Mills: WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS 'ASSOCIATION NAMES 2005 AWARD WINNERS . White House Correspondents' Association. Archived from the original on May 17, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ↑ a b c d e f Ann Compton: WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS 'ASSOCIATION NAMES 2006 AWARD WINNERS . White House Correspondents' Association. Archived from the original on May 23, 2011. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ A b c d Julia Whiston: White House Correspondents' Association Names 2007 Award Winners . White House Correspondents' Association. Archived from the original on May 17, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 25, 2011.
- ↑ a b c d WHCA: WHCA 2008 JOURNALISM AWARDS . White House Correspondents' Association. Archived from the original on May 2, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
- ↑ a b c d WHCA: WHCA 2009 JOURNALISM AWARDS . White House Correspondents' Association. Archived from the original on May 16, 2011. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
- ↑ a b c d WHCA: WHCA 2010 JOURNALISM AWARDS . White House Correspondents' Association. Archived from the original on May 3, 2010. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
- ↑ a b c d White House Correspondents' Association Announces Recipients of the 2011 Awards . White House Correspondents' Association. Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
- ↑ a b c d 2012 WHCA Journalism Awards . White House Correspondents' Association. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
