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A '''press conference''' or '''news conference''' is a [[media event]] in which notable individuals or organizations invite [[journalism|journalist]]s to hear them speak and ask questions. Press conferences are often held by [[politician]]s, [[corporation]]s, [[non-governmental organization]]s, and organizers for newsworthy events. |
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[[Image:Press conference Pengo.jpg|thumb|275px|thumb|A press conference held at [[Ueno Zoo]].]] |
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==Practice== |
==Practice== |
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There are two major reasons for holding a news conference. One is so that a newsmaker who gets many questions from reporters can answer them all at once rather than answering dozens of phone calls. Another is so someone can try to attract news coverage for something that was not of interest to journalists before. |
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⚫ | A [[media event]] at which no statements are made, and no questions allowed, is called a [[photo op]]. A government may wish to open their proceedings for the media to witness events, such as the passing of a piece of legislation from the government in parliament to the senate, via a media availability.<ref>[http://news.gc.ca/cfmx/view/en/index.jsp?articleid=222219& Canada News Centre – Centre des Nouvelles du Canada<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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⚫ | A [[media event]] at which no statements are made, and no questions allowed, is called a [[photo |
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News conferences are often held by [[politicians]] |
News conferences are often held by [[politicians]]; by sports teams; by celebrities or film studios; by commercial organizations to promote products; by [[lawyer|attorney]]s to promote [[lawsuit]]s; and by almost anyone who finds benefit in the free publicity afforded by media coverage. Some people, including many police chiefs, hold press conferences reluctantly in order to avoid dealing with reporters individually. |
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A press conference is often announced by sending an advisory or [[news release]] to [[assignment editor]]s, preferably well in advance. Sometimes they are held spontaneously when several reporters gather around a newsmaker. |
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News conferences can be held just about anywhere, in settings as formal as the [[White House]] room set aside for the purpose |
News conferences can be held just about anywhere, in settings as formal as the [[White House]] room set aside for the purpose or as informal as the street in front of a crime scene. Hotel conference rooms and courthouses are often used for press conferences. Sometimes such gatherings are recorded for press use and later released on an [[interview disc]]. |
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==Media day== |
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Media day is a special press conference event where rather than holding a conference after an event to field questions about the event that has recently transpired, a conference is held for the sole purpose of making newsmakers available to the media for general questions and photographs often before an event or series of events (such as an athletic season) occur. In athletics, teams and leagues host media days prior to the season and may host them prior to special events during the season like all-star games and championship games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/sights-and-sounds-media-day.html|title=Sights and sounds from Media Day|access-date=2013-10-27|date=2013-09-27|work=[[NBA.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/102512aac.html|title=Wolverines Attend Big Ten Media Day in Chicago|access-date=2013-10-25|date=2012-10-25|work=MGoBlue.com|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305181411/http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/102512aac.html|archive-date=5 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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When the President of the United States holds a press conference, he takes questions from the press pool in a specific order: wire services (for decades, [[Helen Thomas]] of [[UPI]] had the first question), broadcast networks, national newspapers, newsmagazines, radio and, lastly, regional newspapers.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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{{Commons category|Press conferences|News conference}} |
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*[[Media scrum]] |
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*[[Press videoconferencing]] |
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*[[Pseudo-event]] |
*[[Pseudo-event]] |
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*[[Message discipline]] |
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*[[Press release]] |
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*[[Press service]] |
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*[[Fact sheet]] |
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*[[Grassroots]] |
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*[http://www.ises.com/ The International Special Events Society] |
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File:天津自贸区新闻发布会2015-04-21.jpg|A press conference of the [[Tianjin Free-Trade Zone]] |
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*[http://www.mpiweb.org/ Meeting Professionals International] |
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*[http://www.meetings.org/ Meetings Industry Association] |
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File:Reporter raising hand at US Army press conference.jpg|Reporters raise their hand to signal that they wish to ask a question. |
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File:Negotiations about Iranian Nuclear Program - EU High Representative Mogherini and Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif Address Reporters in Lausanne.jpg|The press conference of the [[High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs]] and the [[Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran]] following the multilateral [[negotiations on Iran nuclear deal framework]] in Lausanne (2 April 2015). |
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File:Presidente da República Dilma Rousseff concede entrevista (16223147623).jpg|Brazilian President [[Dilma Rousseff]] holds a press conference at the [[Planalto Palace]] (16 March 2015). |
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File:Michael annett (47162477391).jpg|[[Michael Annett]] of [[NASCAR Xfinity Series]] in the media day at [[Daytona International Speedway]]. |
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File:Cup team owners (40249396115).jpg|[[Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series]] team owners (from left-to-right, [[Richard Childress]], [[Chip Ganassi]], [[Rick Hendrick]], and [[Richard Petty]]) during media day at Daytona International Speedway. |
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Latest revision as of 04:20, 8 November 2023
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A press conference or news conference is a media event in which notable individuals or organizations invite journalists to hear them speak and ask questions. Press conferences are often held by politicians, corporations, non-governmental organizations, and organizers for newsworthy events.
Practice[edit]
In a press conference, one or more speakers may make a statement, which may be followed by questions from reporters. Sometimes only questioning occurs; sometimes there is a statement with no questions permitted.
A media event at which no statements are made, and no questions allowed, is called a photo op. A government may wish to open their proceedings for the media to witness events, such as the passing of a piece of legislation from the government in parliament to the senate, via a media availability.[1]
American television stations and networks especially value press conferences: because today's TV news programs air for hours at a time, or even continuously, assignment editors have a steady appetite for ever-larger quantities of footage.
News conferences are often held by politicians; by sports teams; by celebrities or film studios; by commercial organizations to promote products; by attorneys to promote lawsuits; and by almost anyone who finds benefit in the free publicity afforded by media coverage. Some people, including many police chiefs, hold press conferences reluctantly in order to avoid dealing with reporters individually.
A press conference is often announced by sending an advisory or news release to assignment editors, preferably well in advance. Sometimes they are held spontaneously when several reporters gather around a newsmaker.
News conferences can be held just about anywhere, in settings as formal as the White House room set aside for the purpose or as informal as the street in front of a crime scene. Hotel conference rooms and courthouses are often used for press conferences. Sometimes such gatherings are recorded for press use and later released on an interview disc.
Media day[edit]
Media day is a special press conference event where rather than holding a conference after an event to field questions about the event that has recently transpired, a conference is held for the sole purpose of making newsmakers available to the media for general questions and photographs often before an event or series of events (such as an athletic season) occur. In athletics, teams and leagues host media days prior to the season and may host them prior to special events during the season like all-star games and championship games.[2][3]
See also[edit]
- Media scrum
- Press videoconferencing
- Pseudo-event
- Message discipline
- Press release
- Press service
- Fact sheet
- Grassroots
- Public relations
- Science by press conference
Photos[edit]
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A press conference of the Tianjin Free-Trade Zone
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A joint press conference by United States President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair at the White House (12 November 2004).
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Reporters raise their hand to signal that they wish to ask a question.
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The press conference of the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran following the multilateral negotiations on Iran nuclear deal framework in Lausanne (2 April 2015).
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Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff holds a press conference at the Planalto Palace (16 March 2015).
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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series team owners (from left-to-right, Richard Childress, Chip Ganassi, Rick Hendrick, and Richard Petty) during media day at Daytona International Speedway.
References[edit]
- ^ Canada News Centre – Centre des Nouvelles du Canada
- ^ "Sights and sounds from Media Day". NBA.com. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ^ "Wolverines Attend Big Ten Media Day in Chicago". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. 25 October 2012. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2013.