Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Wiktionary
n. A press conference.
WordNet
n. a conference at which press and tv reporters ask questions of a politician or other celebrity [syn: press conference]
Wikipedia
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.
Usage examples of "news conference".
He did it in a live television news conference the likes of which no one had ever seen before.
A news conference had been scheduled to advise the press on the smooth and skillful evacuation.
Besides, as soon as we tell them about it, that asshole Oglesby is going to be back over here for another news conference.
He said the new interim government is going to hold its first official news conference tonight.
This very news conference had been a part of that elaborate planning, and here were all of the major news services of the world, particularly of the western world, hungry for the story.
As if he were behind a podium facing a hostile news conference, Godsen countered, 'Can you be more specific?
He probably showed up at the bank to conduct a news conference, to announce to the whole world what a loser I am.