A joint press conference by U.S. President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair at the White House. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence

A press conference held at Ueno Zoo. The is a Zoo, managed by Tokyo Metropolitan Government and located in Taito Tokyo, Japan.

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 media event, as loosely defined by evolving modern usage is an occasion or happening spontaneous or planned that attracts prominent coverage by Mass media organizations

Practice

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.

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 opportunity. A media event, as loosely defined by evolving modern usage is an occasion or happening spontaneous or planned that attracts prominent coverage by Mass media organizations A photo op (sometimes written as photo opp) short for photograph opportunity ( photo opportunity) originally referred to an opportunity that resulted in 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].

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. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic

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. A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person In law a lawsuit is a civil action brought before a Court in which the party commencing the action the Plaintiff, seeks a legal or equitable remedy Some people, including many police chiefs, hold news conferences reluctantly in order to avoid dealing with reporters individually.

A news conference is often announced by sending an advisory or news release to assignment editors, preferably well in advance. A news release, media release, press release or press statement is a written or recorded Communication directed at members of the News In journalism an assignment editor is an editor – either at a Newspaper, or radio or Television station – who selects develops and plans reporting 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 to as informal as the street in front of a crime scene. See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence Hotel conference rooms and courthouses are often used for news confernences.

U. S. Presidential press conference

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. Helen Thomas (born August 4, 1920) is an American News service reporter a Hearst Newspapers Columnist, and member of the

References

External links

• The International Special Events Society
• Meeting Professionals International
• Meetings Industry Association