News conference

A news conference or press conference is a media event in which newsmakers invite journalists to hear them speak and, most often, ask questions. A joint press conference instead is held between two or more talking sides.

Practice

In a news 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.

Television stations and networks especially value news 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 (such as the President of the United States); 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 news conferences reluctantly in order to avoid dealing with reporters individually.

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Media integration stressed at conference

China Daily 16 Oct 2024
Mainstream media outlets should further push for media ... In addition, the quality of content remains the key competitive advantage, and media outlets should improve their quality, method and service in providing news content, they said at the 2024 China New Media Conference....
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PFW basketball tied atop Horizon League preseason poll

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 16 Oct 2024
Purdue Fort Wayne basketball was picked to finish in first place in the Horizon League in the conference’s preseason poll of media members and sports information directors, the conference announced Tuesday ... ....
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George Gascón’s selective compassion: Ignoring crime victims’ rights to protect his narrative

Press Telegram 16 Oct 2024
In what can only be described as a desperate attempt to shift the narrative, Gascón hastily called a press conference to announce he was taking a second look at the Menendez case ... Days later, during a debate, Gascón claimed the press conference was in response to media inquiries dating back 17 months to the release of the Netflix documentary....
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Where was the Syracuse women’s basketball team picked in this year’s ACC preseason poll?

The Post-Standard 16 Oct 2024
-- After a season in which it tied for second place in the ACC and provided one of the best stories in women’s college basketball, the Syracuse women’s team was predicted to come back to earth in 2023-24 in this year’s conference preseason media poll....
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Canada accuses India of using gang to target citizens

Dawn 16 Oct 2024
(LEFT) The leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party, Jagmeet Singh, speaks during a press conference about India-linked criminal activities; and Canadian PM Justin Trudeau arrives for a media talk about the police investigation into India’s clandestine activities, in Ottawa.—Reuters....
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Khushwant Singh Lit Fest will highlight need to revive Indo-Pak ties: Director

Hindustan Times 16 Oct 2024
Khushwant Singh Literary Festival director Rahul Singh interacting with the media during a press conference at Chandigarh Press Club on Tuesday ... Talking to media persons to deliver his curtain-raiser address for the 13th edition of the fest that takes off from October 18 to 20 in ......
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Dave Roberts Opens Up on Shohei Ohtani's Struggles in Game 2

Aiken Standard 16 Oct 2024
Following the Dodgers' blowout 7-3 loss to the Mets, Roberts spoke to the media and was asked about Ohtani's struggles in Game 2 ... Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images. "I thought he didn't look comfortable versus Manaea," Roberts said to the media in the post-game press conference. "The heater is away ... ET. Related ... .......
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Navajo leader calls for tribal vice president's resignation amid political upheaval

Times Union 16 Oct 2024
Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren made the announcement in a news conference that was broadcast on social media ... Nygren took aim at the recall effort and outlined his reasons for terminating Montoya's authority during the news conference....
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Alabama leads new-look SEC with Calipari changing schools, Texas and Oklahoma along for the ride

Newsday 16 Oct 2024
Alabama is the Southeastern Conference favorite in basketball, not football ... Alabama head coach Nate Oats speaks to the media during a news conference ahead of a Final Four college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament, Thursday, April 4, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz....
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How John Calipari's final Kentucky basketball team influenced his first Arkansas roster

Courier Journal 16 Oct 2024
Show Caption. Hide Caption. Arkansas coach John Calipari focuses on new squad at SEC Media Day 2024. Former Kentucky head coach John Calipari said he wants to focus on his new Razorbacks squad during a press conference at SEC Media Day 2024. BIRMINGHAM, Ala ... One that he and his wife, Ellen, were excited to explore ... I want to have fun with this....
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