The Press Conference
The press conference has certain advantages.
The first advantage lies with the (1)______ nature of (1)______
the event itself; public officials are supposed to
submit to scrutiny by responding to various questions at
a press conference. Secondly, statements previously
made at a press conference can be used as a
(2)______in judging following statements or policies. (2)______
Moreover, in case of important events, press confer
ences are an effective way to break the news to
groups of reporters.
However, from the point of view of (3)______, the (3)______
press conference possesses some disadvantages,
mainly in its (4)_____and news source. The provider (4)______
virtually determines the manner in which a press
conference proceeds. This, sometimes, puts news
reporters at a(n) (5)______, as can be seen on live (5)______
broadcasts of news conferences.
Factors in getting valuable information
—preparation: a need to keep up to date on journalistic
subject matter;
—(6)______ of the news source: (6)______
1) news source’s (7)______to provide information (7)______
2) news-gathering methods.
Conditions under which news reporters cannot trot
the information provided by a news source
—not knowing the required information;
—knowing and willing to share the information, but
without(8)______skills; (8)______
—knowing the information, but unwilling to share;
—willing to share, but unable to recall.
—(9) of questions asked (9)______
Ways of improving the questions:
—no words with double meanings;
—no long questions;
—specific time, place, etc.
;—(10)______questions; (10)______
—clear alternatives, or no alternatives in answers.