Ka cika wannan magana: Ta koma CBS-affiliate WTOP (yanzu WUSA) a Washington, D.C., a shekara ta 1976. Shekaru biyu bayan haka, Mitchell ta koma aikin labarai na NBC, inda ta yi aiki a matsayin babban wakilin. A shekarar 1979, an nada ta a matsayin wakilin NBC News na makamashi kuma ta ba da rahoto game da rikicin makamashi na ƙarshen 1970s da kuma
Hadarin nukiliya na tsibirin Mile Uku. Mitchell kuma ya rufe Fadar White House daga 1981 har ya zama babban wakilin majalisa a shekarar 1988.