What Does the White House Press Corps Do?
What does a White House correspondent do? Monica Alba, an NBC News White House correspondent, gives an insider view of this major political reporting beat.
When voters elect a new president in November, NBC News will be on the ground, ready to cover what the next four years will bring. It’s a White House correspondent’s job to report on the president’s whereabouts and activities, whether at home or abroad, as well as administration briefings and policy work.
In the video above and the comments below, Monica Alba, one of NBC News’ seven White House correspondents, discusses how she gets ready for her high-pressure work.
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0:00 Correspondent duties
0:31 Briefing room seats
0:57 Beyond the oval office
1:18 Working on AF1
2:01 Traveling with the U.S. President
2:34 Maintaining sources
3:00 Asking questions
3:22 Duty of the press corps
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