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No Lucky Lottery Winner for White House Correspondents’ Dinner

April 16, 2012 By WHC Insider

The New Republic has backed off plans for a contest to award 1 ticket to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner for a lucky new subscriber.  The contest included a roundtrip ticket and hotel accommodations for the April 28th event, but the magazine canceled the contest after being told it violated the rules of the White House Correspondents’ Association.

According to a written statement, “After being informed by W.H.C.A. that our offer was in conflict with their policies, The New Republic has suspended this campaign. Our editors look forward to attending the dinner at the end of the month.”

The annual dinner raises money for scholarships and to “honor the professional recipients of the WHCA’s journalism awards” and the association does not approve of other organizations raffling off tickets for commercial purposes.

Hollywood stars descending on DC for the dinner include George Clooney and his girlfriend Stacy Keibler; Steven Spielberg and his wife, actress Kate Capshaw; Academy award winning actresses Reese Witherspoon and Viola Davis, and more.

Filed Under: 2012 WHCD Tagged With: George Clooney, Kate Capshaw, Reese Witherspoon, Stacy Keibler; Steven Spielberg, Viola Davis, White House Correspondents Association, White House Correspondents’ Dinner; The New Republic

Clooney returns to White House Correspondents Dinner

April 11, 2012 By WHC Insider

Time magazine has snagged George Clooney and his girlfriend Stacy Keibler; and Hollywood bigwig Steven Spielberg and his wife, actress Kate Capshaw.  This makes Richard Stengel the top booker of the weekend.

Greta Van Sustern and John Coale finally have some competition.

Newsweek’s Daily Beast is right up there with  Academy award winning actresses Reese Witherspoon and Viola Davis, and former soldier, actor and “Dancing with the Stars” winner J.R. Martinez.   Actress Rashida Jones will be the guest of Fortune.

Politico is reporting that ABC is bringing actor Paul Rudd and Elizabeth Banks from the super hot movie “Hunger Games” and “Modern Family” stars including Sofia Vergara, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Julie Bowen and Eric Stonestreet, as well as  “Cougar Town” actors Christa Miller and Bill Lawrence.

Follow all the news about the White House Correspondents’ Dinner weekend right here, and take a look at this great moment from the Bloomberg Vanity Fair party when Sarah Palin and Seth Meyers meet.

Filed Under: 2012 WHCD Tagged With: George Clooney, Greta Van Sustern, J.R. Martinez, John Coale, Kate Capshaw, Rashida Jones, Reese Witherspoon, Richard Stengel, Sarah Palin, Seth Meyers, Stacy Keibler, Steven Spielbert, Viola Davis, White House Correspondents Dinner

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Exploring “behind the scenes” of the most powerful city in the world — Washington, D.C. — and those who cover it.

We track the White House Correspondents’ weekend and all the activities around it, from journalists and media companies to the White House and politicos.

Tammy Haddad is Co-Founder and Editor-In-Chief of WHC Insider and CEO of Haddad Media.

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