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   This weekend's White House Correspondents' Dinner will give   
   mainstream media reporters the chance to do what they love most:   
   parade in front of the camera; hobnob with each other in the   
   guise of "doing good"; and fete, honor, and praise themselves as   
   an indispensable and virtuous force in American life.   
      
   And last but not least, to yuk it up with a president they are   
   supposed to be holding to account, but for whom they instead   
   provide cover because he is a friend and a political ally.   
      
   Look no further than the awardees of this weekend's festivities.   
   Two years into the Biden administration, precisely zero are   
   being honored for reporting on the current president. Axios‘s   
   Jonathan Swan—admittedly a bright spot at an outlet that now   
   dispenses advice on gut bacteria and "How squats power your   
   life"—will be honored as the MVP of the White House press corps   
   for a podcast documenting the end of the Trump presidency. ABC   
   News's Jonathan Karl will be celebrated for coverage of the Jan.   
   6 riot. And a pair of Associated Press reporters will get a   
   trophy for a scoop on the Centers for Disease Control's decision   
   to ditch masks.   
      
   Meanwhile, Politico reports on the "rise and fall of the star   
   White House reporter." Once the "crown jewel" of reportorial   
   gigs, the job has, apparently, become a "bore" in the Biden era   
   because stories "lack flair." (Somehow, the Free Beacon has   
   managed to find a couple of good ones!)   
      
   One moron who will surely be out celebrating himself this   
   weekend is quoted as follows: "The work is a lot less rewarding,   
   because you're no longer saving democracy from Sean Spicer and   
   his Men's Wearhouse suit," this person said. "Jawing with Jen   
   just makes you look like an asshole."   
      
   The Biden administration's disastrous abandonment of Afghanistan   
   left 13 Marines dead. The Southern border is a veritable war   
   zone. Inflation is at historic highs. The economy may be in   
   recession. And the president is losing his marbles.   
      
   There's no deficit of bad news to cover, scandals to unearth,   
   failures to reveal—what's missing is a serious, credible, and   
   unbiased corps of White House correspondents to do the work.   
   Have fun this weekend, assholes!   
      
   https://freebeacon.com/media/bored-white-house-reporters-cry-in-   
   their-cheerios/   
      
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