press pool en · NOUN
Etymology
From press + pool.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A group of news organizations pooling their resources in the collection of news. A pool report is then distributed to members of the pool, who are free to edit it or use it as they see fit.
A press pool—a small group of reporters representing the entire press corps—for Air Force One became formalized in the 1960s. These pool reporters were assigned to the small press compartment on Air Force One.
2005, Von Hardesty, Air Force One: The Aircraft That Shaped the Modern Presidency, Creative Publishing International, →ISBN, page 118:To that end, a press pool travels wherever the president goes in vans that are part of the presidential motorcade. If the president travels to the U.S. Capitol in his motorcade, the press pool will accompany him.
2025 February 26, Michael D. Shear, “What Is the White House Press Pool, and Why Is Trump Seizing Control of It?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:Their presence was the fruit of a claim Trump had made earlier in the week, when his White House announced that it would be determining the makeup of the press pool that covers the president.
2025 March 6, Megan Garber, “Trump Is Breaking the Fourth Wall”, in The Atlantic: