press officer
noun
: a person who works in the office of an organization (such as a political party or a government department) that gives information to newspapers, magazines, television news programs, and radio stations
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In response to a request for comment on the settlement, a Pentagon press officer referred NBC News to the Department of Justice.
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Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025
Mark Hinkle, press officer for the Social Security Administration, told Newsweek that the White Plains Office of Hearings Operations will close when its lease expires on May 31, 2025.
—Robert Thorpe, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
Newsweek has contacted a press officer for Vance via email for comment.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
And a senior press officer for the CDC declined to answer questions about whether the agency's seasonal flu report, expected to release on Friday, will be posted.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2025
Among them is stadium announcer and programme writer Dave Clayton, who was also once the club’s press officer.
—Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Getting ushered out of the mixed zone by the U.S. Soccer press officer, someone quickly asked if Hayes would prefer Spain or Brazil in the final.
—Meg Linehan, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
Ecuador’s youngest mayor and her press officer were found Sunday shot to death in a vehicle amid an ongoing state of emergency, police said.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
The change will also help address updates in mammography technology and processes since the final regulations were published in 1997, says Jim McKinney, a press officer for the FDA.
—Becky Upham, EverydayHealth.com, 11 Sep. 2024
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Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025
Mark Hinkle, press officer for the Social Security Administration, told Newsweek that the White Plains Office of Hearings Operations will close when its lease expires on May 31, 2025.
—Robert Thorpe, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
Newsweek has contacted a press officer for Vance via email for comment.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
And a senior press officer for the CDC declined to answer questions about whether the agency's seasonal flu report, expected to release on Friday, will be posted.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2025
Among them is stadium announcer and programme writer Dave Clayton, who was also once the club’s press officer.
—Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Getting ushered out of the mixed zone by the U.S. Soccer press officer, someone quickly asked if Hayes would prefer Spain or Brazil in the final.
—Meg Linehan, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
Ecuador’s youngest mayor and her press officer were found Sunday shot to death in a vehicle amid an ongoing state of emergency, police said.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
The change will also help address updates in mammography technology and processes since the final regulations were published in 1997, says Jim McKinney, a press officer for the FDA.
—Becky Upham, EverydayHealth.com, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Press officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/press%20officer. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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