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

Example Sentences

“The deal not only provides funding to support hundreds of new journalists but helps rebuild a robust and dynamic California press corps for years to come, reinforcing the vital role of journalism in our democracy.”

From Los Angeles Times

It would also lie above the briefing room where presidential press secretaries address the media, and the working areas for the White House press corps.

From Barron's

I’m old enough to remember when friends in the Arkansas political press corps scoffed at the notion their governor, the phenomenally gifted but wildly undisciplined Bill Clinton, could ever be elected president.

From Los Angeles Times

When the entire press corps turns up with the same message - Alonso's future is uncertain - it usually means that message comes from the very top and that sources from the changing room back it up.

From BBC

Many of us in the White House press corps stood up, at one point or another, for each other.

From Salon