What is the White House Press Corps?
The White House Press Corps is a group of correspondents and journalists who are assigned to cover the White House in Washington, DC. This pool of journalists comes from a wide range of media all over the United States, with most major newspapers, magazines, and television networks being represented. They collectively file stories of interest related to the White House, and the posting is generally perceived as very prestigious. Correspondents who cover the workings of the legislature are called Congressional correspondents.
The White House Press Corps is a group of correspondents and journalists who are assigned to cover the White House in Washington, DC. This pool of journalists comes from a wide range of media all over the United States, with most major newspapers, magazines, and television networks being represented. They collectively file stories of interest related to the White House, and the posting is generally perceived as very prestigious. Correspondents who cover the workings of the legislature are called Congressional correspondents. The modern form of the White House Press Corps emerged in the 1930s, when President Franklin Roosevelt realized that the press was a powerful medium, and he actively worked to make the White House, and the President, more news worthy. By the time of the Second World War, several news agencies were maintaining full time Washington staffs assigned specifically to the White House. These reporters sometimes had contentious relations with the administrations they covere
