Can the White House correspondents' dinner be saved?
by Clarence Page, Tribune Content Agency
May 02, 2018
3 minutes
Could this be the end of "nerd prom?" Major news organizations have threatened to withdraw financial support from the White House Correspondents' Association's annual spring dinner, affectionately known among Washington's media workers as "nerd prom," if the organization doesn't drop its traditional comedy act from the program.
Yes, as you may have guessed, the issue has erupted after comedian Michelle Wolf's stand-up routine at Saturday's dinner. Depending on whose side you're
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