Raymond Clapper Memorial Award

Washington Reporting Raymond Clapper Award
Awarded for	"Distinguished Washington reporting"
Sponsored by	Raymond Clapper Memorial Association (1944–2003) Scripps Howard Foundation (2004–2011)
Location	Washington, D.C.
Country	United States
Presented by	White House Correspondents' Association, Scripps Howard Foundation
Hosted by	White House Correspondents' Association American Society of Newspaper Editors National Journalism Awards
Formerly called	Raymond Clapper Memorial Award
First awarded	1944
Last awarded	2011
Website	https://www.pressclubinstitute.org/raymond-clapper-memorial-award-winners-from-1944-to-2011/

The Raymond Clapper Memorial Award, later called the Washington Reporting Raymond Clapper Award, was an American journalism award presented from 1944 to 2011. Named in honor of Raymond Clapper (1892–1944), the award was given "to a journalist or team for distinguished Washington reporting."

The award was presented most often at the annual White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner,^[1] but for a period in the years 1951 to 1965 it was given at the annual American Society of Newspaper Editors (ASNE) dinner. In the early days of the Award, it was often presented to the winner by the U.S. President, who was usually a guest at the press dinner.

Starting in 2004 the award was presented as part of Scripps Howard's National Journalism Awards (later known as the Scripps Howard Awards). The Raymond Clapper Award was discontinued after 2011.^[2]