A Good Guest can help validate the importance of a news organization, become a source for news, or - if their presence helps lure donors - a future source of revenue.”

media tradition: Getting the cool kids to sit with you at nerd prom,” by WaPo’s Ben Terris and Elahe Izadi: “Landing a Good Guest is a time-honored art form in Washington.

But, when it comes to newsrooms, it happens to be true.” “Requiem for the Newsroom,” by NYT’s Maureen Dowd: “I don’t want this to be one of those pieces that bangs on about how things used to be better, and they’ll never be as good again.This is an apt weekend to examine the question.” “How the Trump Years Weakened the Media,” by John Harris in his latest Altitude column: “The reality is that the defining ethos of contemporary journalism is not confidence but insecurity - a reality that is expressed in everything from the business models of news organizations to the public personas and career arcs of reporters and editors.Here’s your pre-dinner reading list on all things Biden and the media: WES MOORE … JOHN LEGEND and CHRISSY TEIGEN will attend with NBC. … YULIA NAVALNAYA and DASHA NAVALNAYA, the wife and daughter of Russian dissident ALEXEY NAVALNY, will attend with CNN … Ukrainian Ambassador OKSANA MARKAROVA will attend with USA Today, along with Wizards forward KYLE KUZMA and Maryland Gov. There are security precautions in place,” NPR’s Tamara Keith, this year’s president of the WHCA, told ABC News.Īmong the guests: BRITTNEY and CHERELLE GRINER will attend with CBS, along with ROSARIO DAWSON, BD WONG and JULIA FOX. Heads up: Climate activists who want Biden to end fossil fuel extraction on public lands are organizing a “blockade” of the Hilton to protest Biden. Live coverage of the event will begin on C-SPAN at 8 p.m., with several other outlets taking portions live on their streaming platforms. JOE BIDEN and KAMALA HARRIS will both be in attendance. The president and the press will take center stage tonight at the WHCA Dinner. We just might put you on air!īIDEN MEETS THE PRESS - Due to hangoveredness, we are going to keep things simple this morning.

tonight on SiriusXM POTUS Channel 124.Īnd if you happen to be joining us at the CBS-POLITICO pre-reception, please stop by Major and Ryan’s radio setup and say hello. Ryan, host and executive producer of Playbook Deep Dive, will be joining CBS’ Major Garrett, host of the The Takeout podcast, for an hour of special interviews from inside the Washington Hilton.

TUNE IN - We are teaming up with our friends at CBS News tonight for a live show before the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. The White House Correspondents' Association dinner tonight will highlight the festivities of the weekend as official Washington mixes with celebrities to celebrate the First Amendment.

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