Possible Clues:

• Where hacks attend recruit starting to row in boat
• Where political journalists sit (... letters 4-8)
• Crowd largely relaxed where reporters gather?
• Iron ship keeping right area for journalists
• Squeeze right into ship where hacks might be found
• Senate area for reporters
• Crowd largely out of control in area set aside for reporters
• Where journalists may be found after crowd largely dispersed
• Where journalists look down on politicians?
• Iron ship propelled by oars includes right place for reporters