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In 1914, in response to a number of reporters about the US Congress will choose which reporters to participate in a ridiculous rumor reporter conference, US President Woodrow Wilson, and thus created the White House reporters Association.
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US President Barack Obama the evening of May 3, 2014 to attend the White House Correspondents Association dinner, gathered in this celebrity, has become a traditional annual event in Washington, Obama and reporters government officials, politicians and the media to spend a night of humor.
According to reports, before the dinner, Obama in the afternoon before played a game of golf with three aides.
It is understood that the White House Correspondents Association dinner often encountered during President Obama any important moment. In 2011, he Strike terrorist organization "base" in the Special Forces (Al-Qaeda) Heads of Osama bin Laden (Osama bin Laden) one day before the dinner; before 2013 dinner two weeks of the casualties occurred in the Boston Marathon Bombings.
This time, Obama will focus on Ukraine tensions in the US and Europe, pay attention to the role of Russia attended the dinner in this former Soviet states in eastern unrest played on the occasion.
In addition, on behalf of the White House Correspondents group of White House Correspondents Association (White House Correspondents' Association) in 2014 to celebrate the 100th anniversary.
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1921 years, the 50 White House correspondent party to celebrate their new masters took office, it was only a small sector of the party. It has now become a major event on the social calendar in Washington. White House Correspondents Association dinner a long time, but it is often misunderstood.
1. It is Washington's top elegant night.
We can see that the photos are: commander in chief in ceremonial dress and comedy superstar phase, as the laughter, the biggest names in the media courting brilliant young actress.
However, if the camera pulled back, Charisma will be a sharp decline - they are in a hangar with about the same size of the hotel ballroom, there is another presence of about 2600 people. Some Hollywood VIP invitation that they were in fact not a surprise to the White House after dinner.
In addition, a room full of the brightest celebrity names are written often make strange things. 2006 George Clooney through the Washington Hilton hotel corridor, the crowd packed his breath. Worse 2012, the gang around the vicinity of Lindsay Lohan table, or pointing, or blankly watching, whisper or laugh.
2. It is "nerd party."
writer Ana Marie Cox, a few years ago with the first to use this word mean to ridicule the alleged White House Correspondents dinner, and then quickly spread. It is not so appropriate, because the well-known radio news reporter will also attend. But it does capture the main points: dinner brought together those guys playing pen inside the ring road of Washington and their political counterparts, we happily dressed up, eat a big meal to spend a rare somehow.
But gradually, some of the offbeat celebrities join up little or nothing to do with the relationship between journalism who are eager to be invited. A lot of money reserved a table of media organizations to a growing number of seats reserved for their boss or an important advertiser, that is to say, a real nerd seats less and less.
3. It is a good opportunity to make celebrity.
old-timers will tell they had dinner chat with Barbra Streisand in the ladies room, or explore the "White House" script at the bar and Rob Lowe. At that time, with visiting stars to catch the words it is a very easy thing, almost a little out of place for those who apparently feel flattered. But celebrity dinner too much, most people are poised.
media organizations will be invited to Washington, who became popular among the program - such as the "house of cards" - the class men, who next year will be guest of honor once again to attend other news organizations. Over the past accosted them try it, you will feel undermined a family gathering.
4. It is completely out of noble motives.
Some critics complained that this dinner has become too bloated, and preoccupation with celebrity hype overdone. In this regard, Journalists always answer: speculation is in order to sell tickets, and all ticket proceeds used as a scholarship.
But charity show is not really the most effective form of fundraising, the White House Journalists' Association dinner is no exception. The dinner at the inception is truly a social activity until 1991, it began to income as a journalism student scholarships (last year's total of $ 86,550). After the "Washington Post" reporter examined the tax records found that although the dinner is now able to ensure steady income over $ 700,000, always higher than expenses, but operating costs over the past few years spent part of this income is applied to charitable , presumably as a scholarship amount has been reduced.
5. It is subject to a traditional ring road is acclaimed.
It has a long history, it is true, but its love-hate Washington correspondent. Indeed, take a photo with Hollywood stars give their children would not Yoshiya, but, bah, cotton with celebrities! Wow, the president's speech hilarious, but we really should join in cheering for him? Political sources with important course of his face together useful reports, but, alas, there is the Cabinet of Ministers and I open my report with hearty laughter of photos on Twitter. For whatever reason, people think they are intimate with government officials - whether true or false - will be very embarrassed.