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Press videoconferencing

Press videoconferencing is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Press videoconferencing rather than just read about it. In short: Press videoconferencing is a press conference held over the Internet using videoconferencing (a form of teleconference). Journalists can participate in a press videoconference from anywhere without leaving their offices or their countries.

Key takeaways

Press videoconferencing belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Press videoconferencing to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Press videoconferencing from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Press videoconferencing is a press conference held over the Internet using videoconferencing (a form of teleconference). Journalists can participate in a press videoconference from anywhere without leaving their offices or their countries. They need only appear in front of a computer connected to the Internet via video link and ask their questions to the speaker by using a microphone to join the discussion. This concept was developed in October 2007 by WEBOconference, a videoconferencing service provider, and the PanAfrican Press Association (APPA) to allow African journalists to participate in international press conferences on the subject of development and good governance.

History In 2008, the press videoconference service of the African Press Organization was used by the United-Nations Secretary General, Jean-Marie GUEHENNO, by General Director for Development of the European Commission, the President of the African Parliament, by the Head of communications of the African Development Bank, the Secretary General of the International Telecommunication Union, by the United Nations Special Reporter on contemporary forms of racisms, the African Director of the United Nations for the development (PNUD), by the United Nations speaker for the Bureau of Humanitarian Affairs in Chad, the African Bureau of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), or by the United-Nations Official Representative for children (UNICEF) in Tchad. In February 2009, the African Press Organization’s Secretary-General, Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard, has declared that his non-governmental organization was anticipating a significant increase in demands for international press videoconferences because of the global economics crisis which limits journalists in their ability to find time and resources to travel.

See also African politics News conference Teleconference Videotelephony

References

External links Joint Press Release: BADEA and APO Sign a Co-operation Agreement Press Videoconference: Impacts of Global Financial Crisis on African Economies PanAfrican Press Association WEBOconference PressVideoconference Press Release WEBOconference PressVideoconference Joint Press Release Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine PressVideoconference 2009 Press Release

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Press videoconferencing

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Press videoconferencing claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Press videoconferencing before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Press videoconferencing ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Press videoconferencing

In research: Press videoconferencing appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Press videoconferencing in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Press videoconferencing is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Mass media events, Public relations techniques, Sources (journalism), so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Press videoconferencing outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Press videoconferencing in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Press videoconferencing means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Press videoconferencing out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Press videoconferencing in simple terms?

Why does Press videoconferencing matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Press videoconferencing?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Press videoconferencing.