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Hillary Clinton's press corps is overwhelmingly female. Does it make a difference?
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Oct 19, 2015
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Hillary Clinton's press corps is overwhelmingly female. Does it make a difference?
At least 18 national media outlets have female reporters on the Hillary Clinton beat. That's quite a rarity when it comes to candidate coverage.
File: Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a community forum on substance abuse Sept. 17, 2015 in Laconia, New Hampshire.
Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a community forum on substance abuse September 17, 2015 in Laconia, New Hampshire. Clinton spent the day campaigning and spoke at on substance abuse.
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At least 18 national media outlets have female reporters on the Hillary Clinton beat. That's quite a rarity when it comes to candidate coverage.

According to a POLITICO survey, at least 18 national media outlets have female reporters on the Hillary Clinton beat. That's quite a rarity when it comes to candidate coverage. 

covers media and politics for POLITICO. She joined the show to talk about "The women in the van."

To listen to the full interview, click on the blue audio player above.