The annual inappropriate schmoozefest, also known as the White House Correspondents dinner takes place this Saturday. The whole idea of journalists yucking it up with politicians at fancy Washington events only confirms what most Americans think- that the Media is elitist and not interested in holding government leaders accountable. Rem Rieder from the American Journalism Review has criticized this event for years; here’s his piece from 2012.
Here’s a link to Stephen Colbert’s 2006 speech which ruffled the Washington Media’s feathers.