US EditionWhite House journalists use annual press dinner to celebrate First Amendment
- The White House Correspondents' Association hosted its annual dinner on April 26, 2025, in Washington, D.C., without President Donald Trump attending.
- President Trump did not attend for the fourth time, having just returned from Pope Francis's funeral, reflecting his ongoing difficult relationship with the press.
- The event focused on celebrating journalistic excellence, awarding reporters for coverage of presidential actions, investigative series, and other significant topics.
- Alex Thompson, receiving an award for covering Biden's decline, stated, "We... Missed a lot of this story," acknowledging media responsibility for declining public trust.
- The evening emphasized the vital role of independent journalism in holding power accountable, highlighting the challenges reporters face covering the presidency.
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Trump Skips White House Correspondents’ Dinner
President Donald Trump did not attend the 2025 White House Correspondents’ Dinner, continuing his practice from previous years. The event, traditionally a blend of satire and celebrity, took a more subdued tone, focusing on journalism and the First Amendment. The absence of both the president and a comedic host marked a departure from the dinner’s usual format. Axios reporter Alex Thompson, honored with the Aldo Beckman Award, delivered a speec…
Without Donald Trump, White House Correspondents Held Their Annual Dinner Concerned About Press Freedom · Global Voices
WASHINGTON.- Without the presence of President Donald Trump, the White House Correspondents Association held its traditional annual gala on Saturday amid concerns about threats to press freedom. Dinner, as crowded as in previous years, had a more discreet atmosphere in which the president of the Correspondents Association (WHCA), Eugene Daniels, did not directly mention Trump but defended the press against his attacks. “We are not enemies of the…
Journalists gather to honor First Amendment at 2025 White House Correspondents' Dinner
The stripped-down festivities Saturday night were a reflection of the somber tone in Washington at the beginning of President Donald Trump’s second term, in which he has battled with the press on multiple fronts and wrested from the correspondents' association the power to decide which outlets have the most access to Trump.
White House Correspondents’ Dinner Dispatch: A Whirlwind Weekend of Lavish Parties, Press Anxieties, and Ambitious Upstarts
The Washington social scene was in full swing, with establishment players and emerging ones, from Substack to Status, saluting the First Amendment. Cocktails and conversation flowed, but not without some ambivalence. “I don’t think there’s much to celebrate,” said Jon Favreau, given the “attack on press freedom.”
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