Most public officials are likely to be more guarded on camera than they would be speaking to reporters without cameras. You are more likely to get' talking points' and less candid responses, that said, the more access there is, the better it is for the press and the public.

Caren Bohan

Caren Bohan, the Washington editor of Gannett's USA Today, is a journalist with broad experience covering Wall Street and Washington. Bohan is a former President of the White House Correspondents' Association from 2011 to 2012 and current member of the Gridiron Club. She covered the White House from 2003 to 2012 and was a lead correspondent for Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign.

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