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Press conference

Meaning in journalism & media, with examples

nounCore term

In journalism & media, press conference means: A meeting arranged by a person or organisation where they make an announcement to journalists and usually answer their questions.

In Turkish: basın toplantısı

How it is used

Organisations hold, call or give a press conference; journalists attend it and ask questions. Reporters often say presser informally. In American English news conference is also common.

Example sentences

  1. The club will hold a press conference at noon to introduce the new coach.

  2. At the press conference, the police chief refused to name the suspect.

Common collocations

  • hold a press conference
  • call a press conference
  • joint press conference
  • at a press conference
  • ask a question at a press conference
  • press releaseAn official written announcement that a company, institution or person sends to journalists to share news and encourage them to report it.
  • statementAn official announcement, written or spoken, in which a person or organisation gives information or their position on something.
  • spokespersonA person whose job is to speak to the media on behalf of an organisation, company, government body or public figure.
  • the pressNewspapers, magazines and news media as a group, and the journalists who work for them; originally the printing press used to produce newspapers.

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