The Lobby
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The Lobby is the term to collectively describe the political journalists
in the United Kingdom Houses of Parliament. The term is derived from the special access they are granted to the Members' Lobby
Currently the lobby is composed of 390 journalists of which just 11 are party political appointees. The membership is drawn from large organisations such as the BBC or Sky (News) and smaller, more specialist publications such as the East Anglian Daily Times.
Political journalism
Political journalism is a broad branch of journalism that includes coverage of all aspects of politics and political science, although the term usually refers specifically to coverage of civil governments and political power....
in the United Kingdom Houses of Parliament. The term is derived from the special access they are granted to the Members' Lobby
Members' Lobby
The Members' Lobby is a hallway in the Palace of Westminster used by members of the House of Commons, the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
Currently the lobby is composed of 390 journalists of which just 11 are party political appointees. The membership is drawn from large organisations such as the BBC or Sky (News) and smaller, more specialist publications such as the East Anglian Daily Times.
See also
- Bill Blanko - for a light hearted satire of a lobby "hack" in the Guardian online
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