White House Correspondents win DW Freedom of Speech Award

The journalists of the White House Correspondents' Association have been awarded DW's 2017 Freedom of Speech Award. According to DW the WHCA had established a new benchmark in holding US leadership accountable. 

Welcome Address: Peter Limbourg - Director General, Deutsche Welle, Germany

Speech: Monika Grütters - Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, Germany

Laudatio: Gregor Mayntz - President Federal Press Conference, Germany

Acceptance Speech: Jeff Mason - President White House Correspondents Association, USA

Closing: Angelica Maria Kappel  - Mayoress, City of Bonn, Germany

Music by: Joy Denalane and Mai Khôi Do Nguyen