White House Correspondents Win DW Freedom of Speech Award

The journalists of the White House Correspondents’ Association have been awarded DW’s 2017 Freedom of Speech Award. DW said the WHCA had established a new benchmark in holding US leadership accountable. Deutsche Welle announced the award Wednesday, saying the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) had maintained high standards in its reporting, despite facing allegations of “fake news” by the US president himself. “The White House Correspondents’ Association is a guarantor for the control of those in power,” DW Director General Peter Limbourg said. “We have complete trust in the democracy in the United States of America. This entails that we are reliant on a strong media.” READ MORE ON DW.COM