press conference

English Thesaurus

1. a conference at which press and tv reporters ask questions of a politician or other celebrity (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	conference, group discussion,
definition	:	a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	backgrounder,
definition	:	a press conference or interview in which a government official explains to reporters the background of an action or policy (noun.communication)