RTE's Jackie Fox: 'I was working on Morning Ireland and thinking, now's the time to send out a signal in the newsroom that I'm serious about this'

"These days, American politics is a highly charged and dramatic landscape - and nowhere more so than in the White House press room, which can, on occasion, feel like part reality show, part bear pit. Rarely a day goes by where a press room moment doesn't go viral, for any number of reasons. And, as RTÉ's new Washington correspondent, Galwegian Jackie Fox cannot wait to immerse herself in the belly of the beast."

"When we meet for tea in Dublin's Morrison Hotel, Fox is three weeks out from moving her young family to Washington DC for the four-year term of the role. Schools and the lease on a new home are both now arranged, and Fox has been speaking to those who have gone there in the role before her - among them, Brian O'Donovan and Caitriona Perry - about what to expect from the city."

Jackie Fox accepted the role as RTÉ's Washington correspondent and will serve a four-year term based in Washington DC. She is moving her young family to the United States and has arranged schools and a lease on a new home. She plans to immerse herself in the White House press room and to cover the highly charged, dramatic landscape of American politics. She wants to understand the mindset of Trump supporters and to remain calm during intense press moments. She has sought advice from predecessors about living and working in Washington and what to expect from the city.

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