English Dictionary

press gaggle

noun

(US, journalism, politics) An informal off-camera briefing given by a spokesperson or politician. / (rare) A noisy crowd of journalists.

The press gaggle gathered outside the courthouse to get the latest updates on the trial.

意味（1）

(US, journalism, politics) An informal off-camera briefing given by a spokesperson or politician.

In 20 years of journalism, I'd never seen a public official do what McGreevey did when asked a question he didn't want to answer at a press gaggle after a public event […]

意味（2）

(rare) A noisy crowd of journalists.

When he returned to his hometown in Kansas over the weekend, the press gaggle made it difficult for Hart to circulate among several hundred people from Ottawa who turned out to meet him at a reception.