 | The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with Canada and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. (November 2019) |
A media scrum is an improvised press conference, often held immediately outside an event such as a legislative session or meeting.[1][2] Scrums play a central role in Canadian politics[3] and also occur in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia and New Zealand. In New Zealand, such informal press events are also called media stand-ups or gaggles.
- ^ In the News: The Practice of Media Relations in Canada by William W. Carney. University of Alberta Press. ISBN 0-88864-382-9. Some text available online.
- ^ Washington Post: Canadian Apologizes For Expletive About U.S., by DeNeen L. Brown 28 February 2003, Page A17. Available online.
- ^ PressThink: Stephen Harper's Press Gallery Put Down: A Report from Canada Archived 2007-10-10 at the Wayback Machine by Ira Basen