'Nerd Prom' Promises to Reveal the Real Story Behind the WHCA Dinner

Like any other prom, the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner — dubbed Nerd Prom, despite its ever increasing Hollywood-ification — requires prep. But in addition to dress and suit fittings, the day-of hair and nails, there will be the scores of posts and articles to ensure we’re well-versed in every minutiae of the lead-up to the criticized, glorified, over-hyped event, taking place this year on April 25.  “Nerd Prom: Inside Washington’s Wildest Week,” a new documentary by Patrick Gavin, a former FishbowlDC editor and Politico reporter, takes a look at why this frenzy happens.