Choose the best word to complete each sentence.

1. The President will be holding a press ______________ this afternoon.

2. The story ______________ last night when it was the first item on the TV news.

3. Politicians are usually not slow to seek ______________.

4. The story has had a lot of ______________ attention.

5. The story received a lot of ______________ on the radio.

6. ______________ media have encouraged the development of citizen journalism.

7. Ricky deserves to be called a ______________ – he acted with great courage.

8. Unfortunately, muggings are an everyday ______________ in this part of town.