TV News Keeps Spinning at a Hectic Pace Under Biden Administration
variety.comBrian Steinberg Senior TV EditorOne year into the Biden administration, the nation’s big TV news organizations’ hopes for a return to normalcy have yet to be borne out.While White House activity has found a more familiar cadence during President Joe Biden’s first year — ABC News political director Rick Klein calls it “professional” — many of the TV reporters who cover the place say their working lives have yet to return to pre-Trump rhythms.
The ongoing pandemic and ramped up demands for streaming initiatives have increased pressure on correspondents and news organizations at a time when traditional ratings are down.“Today was bananas,” says Cecilia Vega, ABC News’ chief White House correspondent, during a recent phone interview that started just after 11 a.m. — before the day was even halfway through.
She had been working furiously since 5 in the morning. “Is it slower? We are not at the point at the White House where we are filing two to three stories for the evening news like we were during the Trump administration, but no, it doesn’t mean it’s slower,” she says.
When Peter Alexander covered the Trump White House for NBC News, he felt like he was whiplashed by “a 24-hour news cycle every 24 minutes.” Under President Biden, who marks his one-year anniversary in the Oval Office on Jan.
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