Press conference - Wikipedia

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 ... Pressconference FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Mediaeventinwhichnewsmakersinvitejournaliststohearthemspeakandaskquestions Thisarticleneedsadditionalcitationsforverification.Pleasehelpimprovethisarticlebyaddingcitationstoreliablesources.Unsourcedmaterialmaybechallengedandremoved.Findsources: "Pressconference" – news ·newspapers ·books ·scholar ·JSTOR(August2017)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) Journalism News Writingstyle Ethics codeofethics Objectivity Newsvalues Attribution Defamation Sensationalism Editorialindependence Journalismschool Indexofjournalismarticles Areas Arts Business Data Entertainment Environment Fashion Medicine Music Politics Science Sports Technology Trade Traffic Weather World Genres Advocacy Analytic Blogging Broadcast Churnalism Citizen Civic Collaborative Comics-based Community Data Database Digital/Online Explanatory Fact-checking Gonzo Immersion Interpretive Investigative Muckraking Multimedia Narrative NewJournalism Non-profit Opinion Peace Photojournalism Pressrelease Scientific Sensor Underground Video Visual Watchdog Socialimpact Fakenews FourthEstate FifthEstate Freedomofthepress Infotainment Mediabias Publicrelations Propagandamodel Yellowjournalism Newsmedia Newspapers Magazines TVandradio Internet Newsagencies Alternativemedia Roles Journalists(reporters) Columnist Blogger Editor Copyeditor Meteorologist Newspresenter Photographer Pundit /commentator  Journalismportal Category: Journalismvte Apressconferenceornewsconferenceisamediaeventinwhichnotableindividualsororganizationsinvitejournaliststohearthemspeakandaskquestions.Pressconferencesareoftenheldbypoliticians,corporations,non-governmentalorganizations,aswellasorganizersfornewsworthyevents. Contents 1Practice 2Mediaday 3Seealso 4Photos 5References Practice[edit] Inapressconference,oneormorespeakersmaymakeastatement,whichmaybefollowedbyquestionsfromreporters.Sometimesonlyquestioningoccurs;sometimesthereisastatementwithnoquestionspermitted. Amediaeventatwhichnostatementsaremade,andnoquestionsallowed,iscalledaphotoop.Agovernmentmaywishtoopentheirproceedingsforthemediatowitnessevents,suchasthepassingofapieceoflegislationfromthegovernmentinparliamenttothesenate,viaamediaavailability.[1] Americantelevisionstationsandnetworksespeciallyvaluepressconferences:becausetoday'sTVnewsprogramsairforhoursatatime,orevencontinuously,assignmenteditorshaveasteadyappetiteforever-largerquantitiesoffootage. Anexampleofapressconferenceheldbypoliticalactivists(18:50) Problemsplayingthisfile?Seemediahelp. Newsconferencesareoftenheldbypoliticians;bysportsteams;bycelebritiesorfilmstudios;bycommercialorganizationstopromoteproducts;byattorneystopromotelawsuits;andbyalmostanyonewhofindsbenefitinthefreepublicityaffordedbymediacoverage.Somepeople,includingmanypolicechiefs,holdpressconferencesreluctantlyinordertoavoiddealingwithreportersindividually. Apressconferenceisoftenannouncedbysendinganadvisoryornewsreleasetoassignmenteditors,preferablywellinadvance.Sometimestheyareheldspontaneouslywhenseveralreportersgatheraroundanewsmaker. Newsconferencescanbeheldjustaboutanywhere,insettingsasformalastheWhiteHouseroomsetasideforthepurposeofasinformalasthestreetinfrontofacrimescene.Hotelconferenceroomsandcourthousesareoftenusedforpressconferences.Sometimessuchgatheringsarerecordedforpressuseandlaterreleasedonaninterviewdisc. Mediaday[edit] Mediadayisaspecialpressconferenceeventwhereratherthanholdingaconferenceafteraneventtofieldquestionsabouttheeventthathasrecentlytranspired,aconferenceisheldforthesolepurposeofmakingnewsmakersavailabletothemediaforgeneralquestionsandphotographsoftenbeforeaneventorseriesofevents(suchasanathleticseason)occur.Inathletics,teamsandleagueshostmediadayspriortotheseasonandmayhostthempriortospecialeventsduringtheseasonlikeall-stargamesandchampionshipgames.[2][3] Seealso[edit] WikimediaCommonshasmediarelatedtoNewsconference. Mediascrum Pressvideoconferencing Pseudo-event Messagediscipline Pressrelease Pressservice Factsheet Grassroots Publicrelations Photos[edit] ApressconferenceoftheTianjinFree-TradeZone AjointpressconferencebyUnitedStatesPresidentGeorgeW.BushandBritishPrimeMinisterTonyBlairattheWhiteHouse(12November2004). Reportersraisetheirhandtosignalthattheywishtoaskaquestion. ThepressconferenceoftheHighRepresentativeoftheEuropeanUnionforForeignAffairsandtheMinisterofForeignAffairsofIranfollowingthemultilateralnegotiationsonIrannucleardealframeworkinLausanne(2April2015). BrazilianPresidentDilmaRousseffholdsapressconferenceatthePlanaltoPalace(16March2015). MichaelAnnettofNASCARXfinitySeriesinthemediadayatDaytonaInternationalSpeedway. MonsterEnergyNASCARCupSeriesteamowners(fromleft-to-right,RichardChildress,ChipGanassi,RickHendrick,andRichardPetty)duringmediadayatDaytonaInternationalSpeedway. References[edit] ^CanadaNewsCentre-CentredesNouvellesduCanada ^"SightsandsoundsfromMediaDay".NBA.com.27September2013.Retrieved27October2013. ^"WolverinesAttendBigTenMediaDayinChicago".MGoBlue.com.CBSInteractive.25October2012.Archivedfromtheoriginalon5March2016.Retrieved25October2013. 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