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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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.
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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
Mark Hinkle, press officer with the Social Security Administration, said in a statement Friday evening that the agency has resolved the tech glitch affecting personalized services.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2024
Shortly after Dujardin posted her statement, a Britain press officer said its Olympic governing body did not know what the video showed.
—Adam Kilgore, Washington Post, 23 July 2024
At police headquarters in Banjul, Post journalists were directed to a press officer, who did not have information about the case.
—Rachel Chason, Washington Post, 14 July 2024
Catherine McRae, a national press officer for the Forest Service, told me to limit my physical strain during the test, and to try and keep my heart rate below 100 beats per minute.
—Kylie Mohr, Outside Online, 30 June 2024
In an email to KFF Health News, FDA press officer Janell Goodwin said the rule’s enforcement will occur gradually.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 25 June 2024
Her body was found in a car, alongside the corpse of her press officer.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
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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
Mark Hinkle, press officer with the Social Security Administration, said in a statement Friday evening that the agency has resolved the tech glitch affecting personalized services.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2024
Shortly after Dujardin posted her statement, a Britain press officer said its Olympic governing body did not know what the video showed.
—Adam Kilgore, Washington Post, 23 July 2024
At police headquarters in Banjul, Post journalists were directed to a press officer, who did not have information about the case.
—Rachel Chason, Washington Post, 14 July 2024
Catherine McRae, a national press officer for the Forest Service, told me to limit my physical strain during the test, and to try and keep my heart rate below 100 beats per minute.
—Kylie Mohr, Outside Online, 30 June 2024
In an email to KFF Health News, FDA press officer Janell Goodwin said the rule’s enforcement will occur gradually.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 25 June 2024
Her body was found in a car, alongside the corpse of her press officer.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
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“Press officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/press%20officer. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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