The Counterpoint Group would like to congratulate John Dickerson, the Chief Political Correspondent from the Slate for being the first online journalist admitted into the exclusive Gridiron Club. For those not in or from DC (like John is), it’s important to know what the Gridiron Club is. According to Wikipedia, The Gridiron Club was founded in 1885, and is the oldest and most prestigious journalistic organization in Washington, D.C. Its 65 active members represent major newspapers, news services, news magazines and broadcast networks. Membership is by invitation only and has traditionally been offered almost exclusively to Washington newspaper bureau chiefs. The Gridiron Dinner is almost as important as the group itself. Since 1885, only two presidents have not attended the dinner (Grover Cleveland and Barack Obama). President Bush actually attended six times during his eight years as president.
Needless to say, opening its doors to an online journalist is a big deal!
Prior to joining Slate, Dickerson worked for Time for 12 years, the last 4 of which he was the White House correspondent.
Congratulations to John Dickerson.
