Press box

Press box at Candlestick Park.

The massive press box at Carter-Finley Stadium

The press box is a special section of a sports stadium or arena that is set up for the media to report about a given event. It is typically located in the section of the stadium holding the luxury box. In general, newspaper writers sit in this box and write about the on-field event as it unfolds. Television and radio announcers broadcast from the press box as well.

The press box is considered to be a working area, and writers, broadcasters, and other visitors to press boxes are constantly reminded of this fact at sporting events. Cheering is strictly forbidden in press boxes, and anyone violating rules against showing favoritism for either team is subject to ejection from the press box by security personnel. The rule against cheering is generally enforced only in the writers' area of the press box, as broadcasters are often employed by one of the teams involved.

A "scratched" or injured player can be said to be "watching from the press box".

See also

• Baseball Writers Association of America
• National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association
• Pro Basketball Writers Association
• United States Basketball Writers Association (college)
• Football Writers Association of America (college)
• Pro Football Writers Association
• Professional Hockey Writers Association
• National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association