The annual White House Press Association dinner was held at the Hilton Hotel. At this Washington news and political traditional social event, the US president's self-deprecating speech must be the big "selling point" every year.

The White House Press Association dinner has a long history, and it can be traced back to 1921. At that time, 50 White House journalists gathered to celebrate their new master's appointment. It was just a small industry banquet. This dinner that was once regarded as a "nerd dance party" by outsiders, but now, the tradition of dinner has evolved from a small gathering of dozens of people to an annual ceremony attended by thousands. The president gave a speech and celebrities from all walks of life walked the red carpet, but there are fewer and fewer real "nerd" journalists.

In the past, to be invited to attend a White House reporter dinner, the first thing to do was to work in newspapers, magazines, news agencies, radio, television, or other broadcasting agencies, news aggregation agencies.

Secondly, the applicant's main job is to attend various press conferences to report to the White House. Finally, he must be a content editor. Only if the above requirements are met can he be eligible to submit the application form.

However, more and more seats are now controlled by media organizations, leaving seats to the company's bosses or advertisers who rely on them to survive. The dinner has gradually become "changed".

Now it has become a fashion feast, and the red carpet that enters is not inferior to the Oscar red carpet. Film and television stars want to approach the president, and reporters want to interview film and television stars. That ticket seems to have become a symbol of proven status, just like a group of high school students holding parties, except for the most powerful people in the world, they are also in this room.

"Ivana-Look here!"

"Ivana..."

A cigarette pink evening dress with ruffled cuffs can well modify the figure. Whether from the color or the details, it is full of girlish feelings. The pregnant mother Ivana holds the image of her pregnant belly, making people look very comfortable.

Andy walked slowly across the red carpet with Ivana, who kept waving to the reporters on both sides. After entering the Hilton Hotel, she couldn't help but frown and said, "I don't like this dinner more and more."

Ivana, who had a charming smile, had a strange expression on her pretty face, looked at Andy and asked softly: "Why?"

"Don't you find it ridiculous? The purpose of political news reporting is to help hold power accountable. When journalists and politicians have a close conversation at such activities, how many may be left to achieve this goal?" Andy said with a sneer on his lips, which made Ivana look slightly stunned.

"Seriously, I prefer British journalists who are not considered decent than American journalists who feel good and decent. When these people cross the crowds of celebrities and leisurely walk through the doors, they can't help but feel a little self-inflated. The environment inside continues to induce these invited journalists to be as excited as they walk out of a restaurant with a particularly recognizable politician, any political journalist has experienced it. The second is a friendly conversation with politicians and officials. However, these journalists deal with the same people every week, and these journalists gradually understand them and usually like them.

Do you say these journalists will still write fair and neutral news reports?”

At this time, Ivana took Andy's arm and walked into the dinner hall. She saw reporters and politicians sitting together in evening gowns, laughing at jokes that only people in the circle could understand. Such a White House reporter dinner...

"Maybe this is why the public is increasingly distrustful of mainstream media." Andy whispered again, but soon nodded to a familiar politician with a smile on his face.

In daily work, journalists must establish working relationships with sources. However, if you are not careful, you will unconsciously form a situation where both parties tacitly maintain the status quo.

As news becomes more like a profession than a business, when those who report political news are increasingly the same type of people, these journalists will naturally think that they are equal to politicians. Of course, it does not mean that the media and politicians should always be enemies of each other, but journalists do need to maintain an outsider mentality to report honestly.

Because it weakens the possibility of journalists’ honest reporting, turning professional relationships into relationships similar to brothers. This dinner feels like the Ivy League or the public lounge of a private school, where people of the same kind come together. The original intention of holding such dinners is to show that, ‘We are all people who can make jokes’ and to borrow the most common saying in fraternity in colleges, “We are all tied to a rope.”

These cunning politicians are even more good at using the vanity of these journalists attending the party, hypocritically emphasizing how important they are to the country. At this dinner, blurring boundaries is even more serious. Journalists face pressure to attract top political guests to corporate executives at the same table. This puts reporters in a position to ask others for favors.

It’s not that Andy Smith is pretentious or how upright he is, nothing else, it’s just that PG decides his head. Who lets him control a media empire? He builds the media empire at all costs, not to please some people and some forces, but to deter, his own right to speak and influence.

The soundworm couldn't achieve the effect he wanted!

"From next year, all reporters from my media group will withdraw from this White House dinner!"

Under the guidance of the dinner waiter, Andy helped Ivana to his seat. The two of them smiled and accepted greetings from the guests at the same table, and then sat down. Andy lowered her head and leaned close to Ivana and whispered her decision.

"Hmm?" Ivana first frowned and said softly, but soon understood Andy's thoughts. After pondering about the pros and cons, she whispered with a smile: "Okay, the purpose of political news reporting is to let people understand how the government operates and help hold power accountable. When the olive branch is delivered, it is even more difficult to do this. However, it will inevitably cause some boom."

"I know..." Andy nodded and smiled, and saw a familiar face walking around with wandering eyes. He reached out to hold Ivana's arm and smiled, "Your dad is here..."

As he said that, Andy stood up and helped Ivana with a happy and sweet smile on her face. Facing the CP who was walking over and his wife in a white evening dress, she was still familiar and meticulous air perm hairstyle. Andy smiled and looked at Ivana and the CP who showed her hugged and greeted her.

“Good evening, uncle.”

"Good evening, kid."

CP had a satisfied smile on her face, and hugged Andy and patted Andy's back a few times to show her intimacy. I have to say that CP was really satisfied with his prospective son-in-law, very proud of his daughter's vision and means, and was able to subdue the super rich son-in-law.

Of course, he is also honored for Andy's achievements. He praised him many times in TV shows and interviews. At the same time, his marriage with an old political family has also brought many benefits to the CP family and him. At least in the old money class in New York, he is no longer just a playboy who is ridiculed behind his back with a strange blonde hair, a full mouth full of words, and a "Taihua" special plane, and frequently appears in reality shows with his model wife.

The dinner was very considerate and arranged the CP couple at the next table next to Andy and Ivana. The CP also communicated with Andy in a chatty way. The CP suddenly looked in one direction and asked Andy, "What's the conflict between you and that Silicon Valley madman?"

Andy was stunned. Seeing the CP pouting and signaling in one direction, he couldn't help but turn his head to look, and just saw Larry Ellison, in a suit, sitting down on the table not far away with his third wife. Andy smiled and said to the CP: "It's nothing, it's just my IT company that poached some of his company's engineers, and he was a little annoyed."

"Oh, but don't underestimate him. This guy used to be a bastard and was very shameless and despicable." As a person of the same era, although the big mouth CP and the same big mouth Larry Ellison don't have much interaction, as a witness to many things, the CP is still very familiar with what Larry Ellison has done in the past.

"Thank you, uncle reminder, I never underestimated him." Andy smiled.

"That's good." CP nodded, turned his head to look at Ivana's growing belly, and couldn't help but lean forward, and asked in a low voice: "When are you going to get married?"

"When the child is born, I will prepare a perfect wedding for her." Andy replied directly without any disgust or hesitation.
Chapter completed!