IT’S A DUMB EVENT FOR PRETENTIOUS PEOPLE: White House Correspondents Dinner In Trouble as Parties Cancel, Group Has Funding Issues.

They like to call it “Nerd Prom,” but it’s not a prom, and they’re not smart enough to be nerds. Under Obama, it was more like student council members sucking up to the principal.

Related: Andrew Klavan: The Media Corruption that Helped Spawn The Donald.

Plus: White House reporters hoard $500 swag bags at “Nerd Prom.”

Also: Salena Zito: Elites, Media and Character.

Plus: Flashback: Rioting In Baltimore While ‘Nerd Prom’ Rages 40 Miles Away In DC. “The presence of Washington Post’s law enforcement, justice, and race reporter Wesley Lowery highlighted that juxtaposition. Lowery, who often openly criticizes law enforcement on Twitter, made a name for himself by reporting from Ferguson, Mo. during the protests over the police-involved shooting death of Michael Brown. But he too graced Nerd Prom’s red carpet even as Baltimore erupted.”