press availability
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Etymology
[edit]Shortening of "press availability session." Originally synonymous with press conference.
Noun
[edit]press availability (plural press availabilities)
- (US, politics, journalism) An event at which a politician is made available for questioning by the media.
- 1974 June 5, Carl B. Leubsdorf, quoting Ronald Reagan, “Reagan Puts Presidential Ambitions 'Between Lines'”, in The Lima News[1], page B12:
- I was told that there was a request for press availabilities.
- 2007 November 3, Christina Bellantoni, “Hillary criticized for press strategy”, in Washington Times[2], archived from the original on 14 February 2008:
- Mrs. Clinton rarely holds press availabilities or takes questions from reporters who cover her campaign.