News and Press Releases

Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein to Speak and Present Awards at White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 29

Announcing the New WHCA Executive Director

March 28, 2017 Statement

February 28, 2017

WHCA statement on the 2017 White House Correspondents’ Dinner

February 24, 2017

February 24, 2017 Statement

January 15, 2017

Note to Members About this Year’s WHCA dinner

January 11, 2017

White House Correspondents’ Association Journalism Awards

December 22, 2016

Statement on President-elect Trump’s communications team appointments

December 14, 2016

Statement About Briefing Room Seating

November 16, 2016

November 16, 2016- WHCA Statement

2016-WHCA Election Results

Op-ed by Carol E. Lee and Jeff Mason

Recent Mentions

The White House is starting a new media policy that restricts access to the president (ABC News, 04/16/2025)

White House nixes ‘wire’ services’ guaranteed access to prez after AP’s court win — expands ‘print’ access (New York Post, 04/15/2025)

Journalists call out reported White House plan to reshuffle media seats (Washington Post, 04/01/2025)

Comedian Amber Ruffin pulled from White House Correspondents’ Dinner (CBS News, 03/31/2025)