White House Correspondents report news related to the President of the United States and the White House. They must meet certain qualifications to receive permanent press credentials, which allow deeper access to events. The cost of covering news is a growing concern for journalists.
A White House Correspondent is someone who reports news related to the President of the United States and the White House. Certain qualifications are required for a journalist to receive press credentials as a White House Correspondent. He or she must also be able to cover the news fairly and impartially.
Journalists must be affiliated with a news station or organization to receive permanent press credentials. In addition, he or she must be regularly published, independent and non-partisan, and the correspondent’s organization must be supported by advertisers or subscribers. There are other qualifications as well, such as passing a background check and earning more than half of the reporter’s income from the news organization.
These permanent press credentials are important because they are often what differentiates a White House correspondent from a journalist with a White House day pass. A journalist can apply for a day pass and receive daytime press access to White House events or news matters. When a journalist has a permanent pass, however, he or she enjoys deeper access to events at the White House.
A White House Correspondent usually has an office in the West Wing of the White House. He or she is authorized to participate regularly in interviews in the James S. Brady Press Room. Traveling with the president is also allowed. Basically, when the president is breaking news, a White House correspondent is there to inform the general public.
A chief White House correspondent is usually a senior news official who will be able to step into small venues when it is not feasible to allow a plethora of reporters. He or she will take notes and report the news to other colleagues or directly to the public. This group of reporters is sometimes referred to as the White House press office.
A growing concern for a White House correspondent is the cost of covering the news. Traditionally, news organizations have covered the cost of chartered planes that allow a journalist to travel with the President and report the news. As more focus is placed on making economically sound decisions, news organizations are decreasing the number of charter flights they use, putting the onus of following the president on the journalist. Sometimes that means traveling on commercial flights and risking missing the event, or staying behind and leaving the task to a local reporter.
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