7/8 of an iceberg doesn’t show.
Even Ed Henry and the Fox News types are taken (including families) on ski trips and the like by the White House. Hamilton, Jefferson et al would only shake their heads.
The WH press corps is an anachronism. It was born of necessity when presidents traveled by train and reporters filed stories by telegraph. It was carried over to the jet plane era although the reporters sometimes travel on a charter plane rather than Air Force One.
But an in-house reporter is a compromised reporter. They will not cross the line that might get their credential revoked.
Very true, but what would happen if the entire Press Corp grew a pair and they ALL started asking tough questions? Not going to happen, and the public is the loser.