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

Examples of press officer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Members of the AfD and even Berndt’s own press officer attended. Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 9 Feb. 2024 Shachar May, press officer for the Israeli humanitarian relief organization IsraAid, said 150,000 Israelis have been displaced by the war in Gaza in the south and by rocket fire from Hezbollah in the north. William Booth, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2023 The shoe belonged to 8-year-old Nave Shoham, who was kidnapped along with his relatives, according to the Israeli team’s press officer, Eitan Dotan. Scott Thompson, Fox News, 16 Nov. 2023 She was left there overnight and was found the next morning with a minor laceration to her hand, according to a department press officer. Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2023 As for those ads trailing me around the Internet, the FDA is responsible for ensuring that promotions for prescription drugs are truthful, balanced, and accurate, FDA press officer Charlie Kohler wrote in an email. Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 2 Nov. 2023 Amid Ukraine counteroffensive, Russia forming its own offensive Russia has concentrated over 100,000 troops in the Kupiansk-Lyman direction of the front in Kharkiv and Luhansk, Eastern Force Grouping press officer Illia Yevlash said Thursday. John Bacon, USA TODAY, 28 Aug. 2023 Carly Pflaum, press officer for the FDA, said the new COVID vaccines are expected to be available in mid- to late-September, pending regulatory action by the FDA and recommendation from the CDC. Maggie Scales, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2023 The Brooklyn Public Library activated more than 14,000 new library memberships between July 14 and Aug. 12, since limited-edition Jay-Z cards became available, a press officer for the library confirmed to USA TODAY on Wednesday. Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2023

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“Press officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/press%20officer. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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