Interesting Washington Times article about the “journalists” in attendance here.

The last 2 paragraphs imply that interns and foreign office reporters are unusual in a press briefing. Anyone know about this? Is this SOP or not?

A slew of nonworking “journalists” stood along one side of the room. One woman, who identified herself as working for “Hungary News TV,” took pictures with a small camera throughout the hour. Another very young woman stood among the working reporters, taking no notes. Asked afterward who she was, Rebecca Cooper, a reporter for WJLA-Channel 7 in Washington, stepped in to answer: “She’s an intern.”

“Everybody wants to see an Obama press conference!” she said happily.