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\"The<\/a><\/figure>\n\n

The cohort of journalists covering Washington affairs, from Congress to the White House and other federal agencies, continues to evolve.<\/p>\n\n

\"Newspaper<\/a><\/figure>\n\n

Reporters working for specialty publications often catering to elite audiences, labeled \u201cniche\u201d outlets in this report, have risen in number. So too have journalists working for publications that were born on the web \u2013 newer arrivals to the capital \u2013 called \u201cdigital-native\u201d outlets here.<\/p>\n\n

Meanwhile, the number of journalists working for daily newspapers has continued to dwindle, though not as dramatically as during and after the recession of 2008.<\/p>\n\n

This analysis updates a study<\/a> produced by Pew Research Center in 2009. Since that time, the total size of the Washington press corps has changed relatively little, though the ranks of those who fill the Senate galleries continue to change.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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