White House correspondent

Executive mansion journalist

A White House correspondent is a journalist assigned to cover the President of the United States and the executive branch.

These reporters attend press briefings, travel with the president, and report on administration policy and activities.

The position is considered prestigious in political journalism: She spent eight years as the network's White House correspondent.

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