Meaning of press pool | Babel Free

Definitions

A group of news organizations pooling their resources in the collection of news. A pool report is then distributed to members of the pool, who are free to edit it or use it as they see fit.

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Examples

“A press pool—a small group of reporters representing the entire press corps—for Air Force One became formalized in the 1960s. These pool reporters were assigned to the small press compartment on Air Force One.”

“To that end, a press pool travels wherever the president goes in vans that are part of the presidential motorcade. If the president travels to the U.S. Capitol in his motorcade, the press pool will accompany him.”

“Their presence was the fruit of a claim Trump had made earlier in the week, when his White House announced that it would be determining the makeup of the press pool that covers the president.”

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