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{{Short description|Media event in which newsmakers invite journalists to hear them speak and ask questions}}
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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|politicians]], [[Corporation|corporations]], [[Non-governmental organization|non-governmental organizations]], as well as organizers for newsworthy events.

==Practice==
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.<ref>[http://news.gc.ca/cfmx/view/en/index.jsp?articleid=222219& Canada News Centre – Centre des Nouvelles du Canada]</ref>

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.

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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.

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.

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==
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>

==See also==
{{Commons category|Press conferences|News conference}}
*[[Media scrum]]
*[[Press videoconferencing]]
*[[Pseudo-event]]
*[[Message discipline]]
*[[Press release]]
*[[Press service]]
*[[Fact sheet]]
*[[Grassroots]]
*[[Public relations]]
*[[Science by press conference]]

==Photos==
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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]]
File:Bush Blair press conference.jpg|A joint press conference by [[United States President]] [[George W. Bush]] and British Prime Minister [[Tony Blair]] at the [[White House]] (12 November 2004).
File:Reporter raising hand at US Army press conference.jpg|Reporters raise their hand to signal that they wish to ask a question.
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).
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).
File:Michael annett (47162477391).jpg|[[Michael Annett]] of [[NASCAR Xfinity Series]] in the media day at [[Daytona International Speedway]].
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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