press secretary
Briefing room voice
A press secretary is an official spokesperson who manages communications between an organization and the media.
The role is most associated with government, particularly the White House press secretary, who briefs journalists and answers questions on behalf of the president.
Press secretaries craft messaging, prepare statements, and serve as the public face of their employer's communications strategy.
The press secretary declined to comment on the ongoing investigation.
Authorized representative communicator
- mouthpieceOne who speaks officially
- representativeOne who acts for another
- liaisonConnector between groups
- voiceSound from throat
advocate · intermediary · face · front · gatekeeper · communicator · handler · flack
Raised platform for speakers
- statementExpressed claim or fact
- announcementPublic declaration of information
- conferenceOrganized meeting for discussion
- questionsRequests for information
answers · transcript · update · agenda · session · preparation · schedule · highlights
Prepared discussion themes
- spinRapid rotation around axis
- narrativeAccount of events
- deflectionChange in trajectory
- pivotPoint of rotation
on-message · damage control · clarification · walkback · denial · confirmation · no comment · stonewalling
News profession practitioner
- reporterOne who gathers news
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
- interviewFormal questioning session
headline · broadcast · coverage · newsroom · soundbite · exclusive · scoop · byline
Organizational oversight and control
- presidentElected leader of nation
- governorState's chief executive
- mayorElected head of municipality
- policyAdopted principle of action
legislation · cabinet · executive · partisan · opposition · campaign · government · diplomacy
spokesperson
Authorized representative communicator
- mouthpieceOne who speaks officially
- representativeOne who acts for another
- liaisonConnector between groups
voice · advocate · intermediary · face · front · gatekeeper · communicator · handler · flack · public relations
podium
Raised platform for speakers
- statementExpressed claim or fact
- announcementPublic declaration of information
- conferenceOrganized meeting for discussion
questions · answers · transcript · update · agenda · session · preparation · schedule · highlights · summary
talking points
Prepared discussion themes
- spinRapid rotation around axis
- narrativeAccount of events
- deflectionChange in trajectory
pivot · on-message · damage control · clarification · walkback · denial · confirmation · no comment · stonewalling · obfuscation
journalist
News profession practitioner
- reporterOne who gathers news
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
interview · headline · broadcast · coverage · newsroom · soundbite · exclusive · scoop · byline · editorial
administration
Organizational oversight and control
policy · legislation · cabinet · executive · partisan · opposition · campaign · government · diplomacy · bureaucracy
- media spinspin doctor, media spin, talking points, framing, reframing
- White House Staffchief of staff, aide, aides, national security advisor, counsel
- celebrity entouragebodyguard, bodyguards, assistant, assistants, manager
- executive branchexecutive branch, Oval Office, executive power, executive orders, executive order
- presidencyOval Office, president, Washington, executive branch, veto
- representativesrepresentative, delegate, lawyer, deputy, rep
press secretaryjournalist
News profession practitioner
reporter · investigative journalist · White House correspondent · press corps · interviewer
press secretarypresident
Elected leader of nation
decision-maker · principal · chief executive · head of state · commander-in-chief
press secretarywhistleblower
Insider who reports misconduct
leaker · Deep Throat · investigative reporter · muckraker · Edward Snowden
press, express, pressing, expression, impress, impressive, impression, pressed, depression