This year, the White House Correspondents’ Association marks the 100th anniversary of its 1914 founding to advocate for reporters on that historic assignment. The group has grown and expanded its activities, in 1920 launching a spring dinner that now merits news coverage along with a yearly appearance by the sitting president. The journalists of today’s WHCA share the spirit of those early forerunners, pushing for access to the president and members of the administration amid the challenges of a modern media landscape. As the association marks its anniversary this year, veteran White House reporters, political journalists and scholars will chart … Continue reading The WHCA is Turning 100