メディアスクラム

noun

media scrum; impromptu press conference; crowd of reporters gathering news

Refers to a chaotic, crowded situation where many reporters surround a person to ask questions, often spontaneously. The term is borrowed from English 'media scrum' and is used in journalism contexts.

• 大だい臣じんが到とう着ちゃくすると、すぐにメディアスクラムができた。

  As soon as the minister arrived, a media scrum formed.

• あの俳はい優ゆうはメディアスクラムに囲かこまれて、一ひと言ことも話はなせなかった。

  That actor was surrounded by a media scrum and couldn't say a word.