press corps
noun
: a group of news reporters who are located in a particular place or who follow a particular person
the White House press corps
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In addition to being denied admittance to the press pool, AP reporters have also been turned away from larger events open to the broader White House press corps, the outlet said in court papers.
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2025
The reporter was attempting to join the small group of journalists allowed to cover the event on behalf of the broader White House press corps.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 14 Feb. 2025
Perhaps even more worrisome, Trump has not confined his vengeance to the wire service; in seizing control of the press pool, Trump is challenging a prerogative of the White House press corps that goes back more than a century.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2025
By confronting Smith, LeBron sent a message not just to Smith but also to members of the wider NBA press corps, few of whom have Smith’s stature and influence: Criticize my son, and there will be consequences.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2025
The reporter was attempting to join the small group of journalists allowed to cover the event on behalf of the broader White House press corps.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 14 Feb. 2025
Perhaps even more worrisome, Trump has not confined his vengeance to the wire service; in seizing control of the press pool, Trump is challenging a prerogative of the White House press corps that goes back more than a century.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2025
By confronting Smith, LeBron sent a message not just to Smith but also to members of the wider NBA press corps, few of whom have Smith’s stature and influence: Criticize my son, and there will be consequences.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Press corps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/press%20corps. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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