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news conference

news conference

222 3.2
An event where reporters ask politicians, celebrities, or organizations questions and get official answers
  • noun
  • /nuːz ˈkɒnfərəns/
  • Literature
translation icon : rueda de prensa
  • The mayor announced new city initiatives at a news conference this morning.
  • hold a news conference
  • call a news conference
  • announce at a news conference

Examples

  • 'The police have announced a news conference later this evening, 'when the names of those murdered will be released

  • The US position on the new developments expressed by the President at a news conference today, is that both sides should take a calm approach.

  • we expect a news conference... in the next few minutes.

  • Police Commissioner Davidson called a news conference earlier this morning to comment on the shooting.

  • At City Hall this morning, Chief Inspector Mackey held a news conference.

  • The 2003 global terrorism report was launched at a celebratory news conference in April.

    Academic text (2004)
  • I recently went to Tripoli, where we held a news conference to release a report about human rights in Libya.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Los Angeles Police Robbery Homicide Detective Sam Nico is expected to hold a news conference later this evening.

  • At a lunch-time news conference Mr Lange admitted New Zealand is vulnerable to a terrorist attack, but he stressed that the cause of the explosions aren't known yet.

  • During the news conference, the celebrity answered questions from several reporters.

Synonyms

press conference
vsnews conference
  • Literature
392 3.1

A meeting where a famous person answers questions from reporters

focuses on invited reporters asking questions and receiving official statements or responses
presser
vsnews conference
  • Literature
5 7.2

A short news meeting where people speak to reporters

is the formal event where reporters ask questions and receive official responses

How Interactive

town hall
39 3.7
news conference
  • Literature
222 3.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

news + conference

The meaning 'an event where reporters ask questions and receive official statements' is directly and transparently built from 'news' (media information) + 'conference' (a planned meeting). This noun‑noun composition follows a regular, cross‑linguistic pattern so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

News conference comes from meetings where people from the 'news' media gathered to hear a person or group speak. The part news shows the meeting was for stories and conference means a meeting, so today a news conference is a public meeting where someone gives official statements and answers 'questions' from 'reporters'.