0 a meeting in which someone makes a statement to reporters or answers questions from them: --
She called a news conference to give her side of the story.
1 a meeting in which someone makes a statement to reporters or answers questions from them --
2 a meeting in which someone makes a statement to journalists (=people who do reports for newspapers and television) or answers questions from them: --
He even held a news conference before his arrest.
He held a brief news conference before announcing his decision.
At the news conference, the contents of the letter were released.
During a news conference, he called his withdrawal the biggest disappointment of his hockey career.
The captain conducted a news conference on the flight deck and described the ordeal.
The next morning, a news conference was held in the grand showroom.
At a news conference, he said that he took responsibility for this political turmoil.
The news conference was promptly met with criticism by scientists and journalists.
