phoner
Britishnoun
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The unrelenting schedule — radio interviews, TV sit-downs and phoners with publications as far away as the United Kingdom — sounds a lot like Clinton’s unforgiving campaign schedule.
From Washington Post
The “phoner” is back, and no one in network TV news is too happy about it.
From Washington Post
Except in news emergencies, producers usually avoid phoners because television is a visual medium — a face-to-face discussion between a newsmaker and questioner is preferable to a picture of an anchor listening to a disembodied voice.
From US News
He recalls “days of phoners, like: ‘Do you have a message for your fans in Brazil?’
From The Guardian
I have lost to the till phoners and the film interrupters.
From The Guardian
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