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MELEE PRESSE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-07-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- News and Journalism (General)
- Communication (Public Relations)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- scrum
1, record 1, English, scrum
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- media scrum 2, record 1, English, media%20scrum
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A situation where journalists gather around a person to ask them questions in an impromptu, informal manner. 1, record 1, English, - scrum
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
scrum: term and definition standardized by the Translation Bureau and the Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Emergency Preparedness (OCIPEP). 3, record 1, English, - scrum
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Information et journalisme (Généralités)
- Communications (Relations publiques)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mêlée de presse
1, record 1, French, m%C3%AAl%C3%A9e%20de%20presse
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Situation où des journalistes se réunissent autour d'une personne pour lui poser des questions à l'improviste, sans formalités. 1, record 1, French, - m%C3%AAl%C3%A9e%20de%20presse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«scrum» : terme utilisé au rugby et qui se rend habituellement par mêlée ouverte. Cependant, en journalisme, le même terme est employé dans le langage courant pour décrire un certain moyen de diffusion de l'information beaucoup plus vivant. 2, record 1, French, - m%C3%AAl%C3%A9e%20de%20presse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
mêlée de presse : terme et définition normalisés par le Bureau de la traduction et le Bureau de la protection des infrastructures essentielles et de la protection civile (BPIEPC). 3, record 1, French, - m%C3%AAl%C3%A9e%20de%20presse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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