A great night at American University

May, 1st 2015 Blog

We had a great time at American University last week, as the School of Public Affairs (SPA) screened “Nerd Prom: Inside Washington’s Wildest Week.” It was followed by a substantive panel discussion with Anita McBride, (SPA Executive in Residenc[...]

Washington’s worst night

April, 25th 2015 Blog

Consider this hypothetical: You are a consultant. You do damage control. You work to improve the public image of clients who have nowhere to go but up. Your client shows up fresh off some image-tarnishing scandal. The public is disgusted. Your cli[...]

Washington’s “Nerd Prom” comes under protest

April, 25th 2015 Blog

In advance of Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Association’s annual dinner, protestors confronted the event with signs calling on the Association to dole out more money in scholarships and for news organizations to spend less money on the[...]

Is it “just a dinner?”

April, 25th 2015 Blog

There are two schools of thought on the White House Corrrespondents’ Association’s annual dinner. The first maintains that it is a tacky self-celebration that sends the wrong message to Americans about the political and media elite in tow[...]

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Nerd Prom: The Movie

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RT @pwgavin: Kudos to @hasanminhaj for politely calling out WHCA's ironic plea to go easy on Trump underneath a banner touting the First Am…
Apr 30 2017 3:31 AM

Nerd Prom: The Movie

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WH staff are following #Trump's lead and skipping the Correspondents' Dinner this April t.co/w6O131Mgxi #WHCA
Apr 5 2017 12:55 AM

Nerd Prom: The Movie

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Major magazines are cancelling annual pre-parties for the @whca's dinner t.co/kQ1r51BjXp #Trump #media
Mar 23 2017 12:50 AM

Nerd Prom: The Movie

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Will the president reconsider his decision NOT to attend the @whca's annual dinner? t.co/N3USXqTvZo #correspondents #dinner
Mar 16 2017 1:07 AM