political correspondent
Capitol news writer
A political correspondent is a journalist who covers government, elections, and policy for a news organization.
The role typically involves reporting from capitals, interviewing officials, and analyzing legislative developments: Our political correspondent reports from Washington.
Distinguished from columnists or commentators, correspondents focus primarily on news reporting rather than opinion.
- journalistNews profession practitioner
- reporterOne who gathers news
- press corpsJournalists covering same subject
- White HouseOfficial presidential residence
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
newsroom · Capitol · Capitol Hill · briefing · off the record · election · campaign · on the ground · scoop · breaking news · news cycle · byline · deadline · spin · talking points · insider · analyst · broadcast
- journalistsreporter, anchorwoman, journalist, contributor, freelance journalist
- news jobsjournalist, reporter, news anchor, news editor, editor in chief
- Congresssenator, representative, senators, House, bill
political correspondentpropagandist
Pusher of biased messaging
spin doctor · press secretary · political pundit · opinion columnist · editorial writer
political correspondententertainment reporter
Journalist covering celebrity news
travel writer · food critic · weather reporter · gossip columnist · obituary writer
political correspondentpolitician
Elected government official
elected official · press secretary · legislator · campaign manager · lobbyist
political, correspondent, politic, politics, politician, politically, politicize, politicized, politicization