ABC said Cecilia Vega will be his correspondent at the White House; The Washington Post named Ashley Parker head of the newspaper’s White House branch; Nancy Cordes will be CBS News’ head correspondent at the White House; and Kristen Welker will be a White House correspondent co-head for NBC with Peter Alexander.
Journalist Yamiche Alcindor has been covering the White House for PBS NewsHour since 2018 and will continue to do so during the Biden government.
“I always thought women should be in the front row – whether in the White House meeting room or anywhere else,” said Collins. “I am thrilled to be among this formidable group of reporters.”
The list notably includes women of color, including Welker, who in October last year became the first black woman to moderate a presidential debate in a general election since 1992.
“It is clear that diversity in all forms, including gender and race, is necessary to tell the stories of our generation in the most accurate and fair way,” Alcindor told CNN Business. “The American people are best served by a media that looks like the collage of experiences and backgrounds that make up this country.”
Ann Compton, a former ABC News correspondent at the White House, commented on how the gender balance shifted in the boardroom. “A generation ago, being the only woman was perhaps a blessing – I really stood out from the crowd.”
Compton added: “The day will come – it must come – when it will not be new that the majority of the public’s eyes in any profession are female.”
As of Wednesday, more women will be represented on both sides of the pulpit, as Biden’s communications team is made up of women – the first in the history of the United States, according to the next government.
Biden’s press secretary, Jen Psaki, will hold the first government press conference on the day of the inauguration.