media scrum

American

[mee-dee-uh skruhm] / ˈmi di ə ˌskrʌm /

noun

a chaotic attempt by a swarm of reporters to interview or photograph a celebrity, athlete, politician, etc..

The model faced a media scrum as she emerged from the taxi.

Etymology

Origin of media scrum

First recorded in 1970–75

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media scrum

“He got me pretty good,” Muncy joked from his locker during his postgame media scrum.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2025

A media scrum, a wrong-footed local council, millions of global onlookers.

From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2025

There, at Jorge Chávez International Airport, he was met by his daughter, Inés Napa, in an emotional reunion surrounded by a media scrum.

From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2025

F1 correspondent Andrew Benson is in the paddock in Miami and took this picture yesterday of the media scrum to ask world champion Max Verstappen his views on Adrian Newey leaving Red Bull.

From BBC ● May 2, 2024

If Roberts was the team’s unofficial hype man, Freeman was the spokesperson, holding a second media scrum for reporters who couldn’t get close enough to hear what he was saying in his first.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2024

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