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Burke’s Bully Pulpit: Michelle Wolf keeps the White House Correspondents Dinner alive

Burke’s Bully Pulpit: Michelle Wolf keeps the White House Correspondents Dinner alive

Patrick Burke May 1, 2018
In a New York Times piece about Saturday’s White House Correspondents Dinner, the idea was raised that Michelle Wolf might have killed off the dinner. There are talks that there might not be a comedian at the dinner next year — instead this role would be substituted by a speaker or even a musician.
Miss Leading: It’s all fun and games until a harmless roast becomes a fire

Miss Leading: It’s all fun and games until a harmless roast becomes a fire

Namu Sampath April 30, 2018

As most Americans know, the White House Correspondents Dinner is basically the Comedy Central roast, except it’s for the president of the United States instead of some random, sometimes irrelevant celebrity....

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EDITORIAL: Trump is disrespecting young journalists by skipping correspondents’ dinner

Editors April 28, 2017

The White House Correspondents’ Association will host their annual dinner on Saturday night. Fondly known as "nerd prom," this dinner is a lighthearted event where media luminaries, celebrities and politicians...

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