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Watch Ron Chernow's Remarks to 2019 WHCA Dinner

Watch the featured speaker at 2019 WHCA Dinner

April 25, 2019

WHCA to Showcase Major New Journalism Award

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April 5, 2019

New WHCA Scholarship with American University will focus on investigative reporting

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Awards 2019

Each year we recognize outstanding students and young journalists representing the future of our profession and who illustrate the importance of fighting for First Amendment freedoms.

Scholarships

During the annual fundraising dinner, we honor distinguished print and broadcast with the Merriman Smith Award, Aldo Beckman Award, and Edgar A. Poe Award.

News

We are posting press releases and news to help keep you up-to-date on current Association issues.

Recent Mentions

Ron Chernow Says Press Has “Always Been Fighting for the Soul of America” in WHCD Address (Hollywood Reporter, 4/29/19)

Ron Chernow delivers a history of presidents and the press — and takes down Trump at WHCD (Washington Post, 4/28/19)

Historian Ron Chernow celebrates journalists at White House Correspondents’ Dinner (CBS, 4/28/19)

Ron Chernow Honors Journalists at White House Correspondents’ Dinner with a History Lesson (Variety, 4/28/19)