She demonstrates her skills at frequent "press availabilities."

Mr. Morales carries a cellular telephone for 24-hour press availability.

"And there is an invisible hand, guiding attacks that come out almost on a daily basis that seem to dominate the press availabilities."

For a treat-and it was a treat, believe it or not-I brought them along with me to Gore's "press availability."

He omitted this detail in a press availability to Connecticut media.

When were press availabilities born?

"I have had now over 120 interviews since I've been in office," he said in 1983, "and numerous press availabilities."

A press availability is actively passive; that is, political figures open themselves to general questioning, putting the burden of creating news on the press.

She limited her press availability to scheduled one-on-one interviews, avoiding traditional press conferences and impromptu questions.

During the Steelers' press availability Thursday morning, he continued his aria.