press gallery

noun

1. a press section, especially in a legislative chamber.
2. the group of news reporters present or qualified to be present in this section.

press gallery

noun

1. an area set apart for newspaper reporters, esp in a legislative assembly

Word History and Origins

Origin of press gallery¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

In front of a packed press gallery, he glanced at reporters before he was asked to sit down before District Judge James Hatton.

From BBC

Sitting here in the press gallery, it was quite a moment as Keir Starmer did a spot of gloating about his latest new MP.

From BBC

I settled into my seat in the press gallery above the speaker’s dais at about 12:45 p.m. and prepared to watch the joint session of Congress convene for the electoral vote count.

From Los Angeles Times

On the fifth vote, a foreign journalist in the press gallery fell asleep, face down on the table.

From Washington Post

Up there, actual reporters in the balcony press gallery!

From Washington Post