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A press club is an organization for journalists and others who are professionally engaged in the production and dissemination of news. [1] A press club whose membership is defined by the press of a given country may be known as a National Press Club of that country.
Press clubs for foreign correspondents are called Foreign Correspondents' Clubs.
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In Japan, press clubs are called kisha clubs. They often create close relationships to their sources, effectively monopolizing the news. [1] [2] They also often institute "blackboard agreements", in which they agree not to report stories until a certain date. [1]
Examples of press clubs include the following.