The press box is a special section of a sport

Sport

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s stadium

Stadium

A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...

 or arena that is set up for the media

Mass media

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 to report about a given event. It is typically located in the section of the stadium holding the luxury box

Luxury box

A Luxury box is a special seating section located within stadiums, arenas and other sporting and entertainment venues. They are typically located in the midsection of a stadium grandstand, usually providing the best views of the event...

. In general, newspaper writers sit in this box and write about the on-field event as it unfolds. Television and radio announcers broadcast

Broadcasting of sports events

The broadcasting of sports events is the coverage of sports as a television program, on radio and other broadcasting media. It usually involves one or more sports commentators describing the events as they happen.-United States:...

 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 usually 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
  Baseball Writers Association of America
  The Baseball Writers' Association of America is a professional association for baseball journalists writing for daily newspapers, magazines and qualifying Web sites. The BBWAA was founded on October 14, 1908, to improve working conditions for sportswriters in the early part of the 20th century...
  
  
• National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association
  National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association
  The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association is an association of baseball writers, broadcasters, and publicists in the United States...
  
  
• Pro Basketball Writers Association
  Pro Basketball Writers Association
  The Pro Basketball Writers Association is a professional organization for sportswriters who write about professional basketball, including the National Basketball Association .-History:...
  
  
• United States Basketball Writers Association
  United States Basketball Writers Association
  The United States Basketball Writers Association was founded in 1956 by Walter Byers and serves the interests of journalists who cover college basketball.-Scholarships:...
  
   (college)
• Football Writers Association of America
  Football Writers Association of America
  The Football Writers Association of America is one of the organizations whose College Football All-America Team is recognized by the NCAA...
  
   (college)
• Pro Football Writers Association
  Pro Football Writers Association
  Technically known as the Pro Football Writers of America, this organization purports to be "The official voice of pro football writers, promoting and fighting for access to NFL personnel to best serve the public." Goals of the organization include improving access to practices and locker rooms,...
  
  
• Professional Hockey Writers Association
  Professional Hockey Writers' Association
  The Professional Hockey Writers' Association is a North American professional association for ice hockey journalists writing for newspapers, magazines and websites...
  
  
• National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association
  National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association
  The National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association, or NSSA, is an organization of sports media members in the United States. It constitutes the American chapter of the International Sports Press Association ....