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For some early-career journalists, covering the White House and being a part of press briefings is the dream.

But, what truly entails being a White House correspondent?

In a Society of Professional Journalists panel on Sept. 3, reporters discussed their experiences reporting on the former Trump and Biden administrations.

Francesca Chambers, a White House Correspondent for McClatchy, said that what has made covering the Biden administration particularly different is the pandemic.

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“When we first came into this administration, it was not the same situation where you could be there all the time and get to know your sources in person. There were a lot of restrictions, because of the pandemic. In fact, many of these officials weren’t working in the building,” Chambers said.

“They [government officials] were rotating, and so you couldn’t get to know sources in person the same way that