Tomorrow night, the annual self-obsessed bacchanal in D.C. journalism circles will be held. The White House Correspondents' Association Awards Dinner will be staged, with all manner of peacocking puffery taking place. The comedy is that President Trump is attending the Nerd Prom for the first time, and there are journalists upset about this. A number of them (most no longer in the game) cut a letter demanding attendees get in Trump’s face.

They want to do this on a night when they will be touting the First Amendment and freedom of the press. 

During a week when there is an endless stream of parties with the press celebrating themselves, David Folkenflik of National Public Radio appeared on “All Things Considered” to complain that new media sources are involved in the White House press pool. The problem, according to Dave, is that these outlets are diluting the question process and not holding the president accountable. Apparently, some news outlets should be silenced?

He is saying this before the night when they will be touting the First Amendment and freedom of the press.

Then things take on a mirthful tone. In a piece written in the Washington Post Creators portal, Dylan Wells lays out something that played out two years ago ahead of the WHCA cotillion. The executives at Substack petitioned for a table at the event but were told, on no uncertain terms, that Substack was not at all welcome. 

Wells writes, "Executive Director Steve Thomma rejected the pitch. 'He said that........

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