press pool

American  

[pres pool] / ˈprɛs ˌpul /

noun

plural

press pools

1. a group of news organizations that pool resources, such as personnel and equipment, to gather and distribute news among all members.

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Other Word Forms

• press pooler noun

Example Sentences

However, he didn't understand that since he was no longer president, there was no press pool on call.

From Salon

I rode in a press pool car behind the president’s four-wheel drive Chevrolet Suburban up the narrow, twisting 7.2-mile road from Refugio State Beach Park on Highway 101 to his 2,400-foot-high retreat.

From Los Angeles Times

The president described it as an "endurance test" - one that his staff and those of us in the press pool had to manage, as well.

From BBC

But the rest of us in the travelling press pool were consigned to our small section of the plane.

From BBC

Members of the traveling press pool just went on asking questions as if this were normal, acceptable behavior.

From Salon