Inside The White House Press Corps: Jake Tapper

ABC News Senior White House Correspondent Jake Tapper has already faced the Mediaite 5 Quick Questions juggernaut, but has bravely decided to occupy the hot-seat once again for this edition of Inside the White House Press Corps.

Jake ends his first full year covering the Obama administration having earned a reputation as a tough questioner in White House briefings, often drawing criticism from partisans on either side of the spectrum. He’s also on a short list (no longer including Ted Koppel) to succeed George Stephanopoulos as host of ABC’s This Week program.

Here, Tapper discusses what it takes to be a good White House reporter, his relationship with Robert Gibbs, the relative merits of the Wonder Pets and much more.

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• sarainitaly

  Yeah! Love Jake Tapper!

  He is a great journalist because his reporting isn’t biased, and he doesn’t resort to cheap shots, and infantile name calling. He is direct, fair and balanced.

  (I would think he would be a great person to learn from…hint hint)

• Jim R

  I like Jake more and more. He doesn’t roll over and let others bloviate without tough follow ups (on either side).

• The Real Royal King

  Jim, I too agree that Jake is an excellent reporter. But, does that mean he is a good moderator? Gregory was a good reporter. As moderator on MTP, he is simply awful, in my opinion.