A prevailing theme of this year’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner will be how journalists make a statement in the presence of Donald Trump, whose attacks on the media have come in the form of social media posts and outbursts, but also more serious lawsuits and regulatory action.
Outside of the dinner itself, the weekend will look like it always has: Packed with cocktail parties, receptions, dinners, seminars and other events, often to promote media and tech brands. Standing out this year is a Georgetown fete being hosted by Grindr, the LGBTQ dating and hookup app.
UTA and CAA are each hosting receptions the night before the dinner, as they have in past years. WME Entertainment is making a donation to the Freedom of the Press Foundation, in lieu of a party. The donation will support the foundation’s Digital Security Training Program, which helps journalists protect themselves and their
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