press corps

American  

noun

1. a group of journalists representing various publications who regularly cover the same beat.

   the White House press corps.

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Etymology

Origin of press corps

First recorded in 1935–40

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press corps

Ward described the bill as an important step in keeping a strong press corps in California, which he said is more important than ever in an era of digital misinformation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

All of this shows how little the press corps has thought about the reality of AI, and how little they understand the role of the opinion pages in a publication.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

But the list of female journalists he’s gone after in anger reads like a who’s who of the Washington press corps writ large.

From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026

The person actually leaving, of course, is White House “pep secretary” Karoline Leavitt, who returned from paid maternity leave about a month ago and has only briefed the press corps twice since returning.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

Pair an intrusive, usually ignorant, and often suspicious press corps with an intensely private trainer, and you have a volatile mix.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand