The WHCA will vote, possibly as soon as the new board is installed on July 16, on who moves up front.

The conventional wisdom is that Fox News is favored to move from the second to first row. But Bloomberg News is a dark horse, and will make the case that it should join news wire outlets Reuters and the Associated Press.

Nonetheless, Fox’s status as the No. 1-rated cable TV network will give it a nearly unimpeachable argument in its own favor, though criticism from liberal bloggers and the Obama administration’s well-known animus for the network could play a role.

The Washington Post, which is also in the second row, may also make a play for the seat, a reporter at the paper said.