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* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1987'': After Veronica Cale manipulates things so it looks like one of Wonder Woman's supporters murdered a man who'd been questioning her motives and calling for Wondy to no longer be upheld as a role model Diana is accosted by a mass of reporters as she exits the Themysciran Embassy. Unlike most who have to deal with such reporters Diana doesn't mind and likes that people are paying attention to and questioning the man's murder.

From Rugby, a knot of reporters and camera men gathered around someone, usually a politician, each trying to shove forward to ask their questions and catch the answers to the others' questions. Also known as a "gangbang."

* ''Webcomic/StandStillStaySilent'': The trope gets averted upon the crew's return from the Denmark expedition, as grand total of three reporter show up to greet them. This doesn't keep Sigrun from reacting as if a much bigger group had shown up.

* The world of ''Webcomic/FunnyFarm'' knows of them, too, as Ront [[http://www.funnyfarmcomics.com/index.php?date=2009-04-10 found out]]

Compare Paparazzi.

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* The world of WebComics/FunnyFarm knows of them, too, as Ront [[http://www.funnyfarmcomics.com/index.php?date=2009-04-10 found out]]

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Because of the scrum's central role in Canadian politics, you'll see these featured in all kinds of shows. Comedians have even ''participated in scrums''; Mary Walsh of ThisHourHas22Minutes once showed up to a scrum on Parliament Hill dressed as Xena and calling herself "Marg, Princess Warrior" - to the apparent amazement and delight of then-Prime Minister Paul Martin.

* It happens to Nick Naylor in ''ThankYouForSmoking'', in slow motion.

* [[Series/BostonLegal Denny Crane]] shoves his way through with non sequiturs in ''Series/BostonLegal''.

On the other hand, the scrum is almost unknown in American politics. The President especially would never be mobbed like this; that's what press conferences [[note]]and the Secret Service[[/note]] are for (in 2012, a reporter for an online publication attempted to scrum President Obama during an answer and found himself out of the White House Press Corps). The difference is likely to be related to the fact that the US President is both the head of state and the head of government, whereas the Prime Minister of Canada is merely the head of government, and heads of state are always considered of higher rank than heads of government. Protocol-wise the Prime Minister doesn't even come second in line after the actual Head of State, the Queen - he's [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_order_of_precedence fourth!]]

* [[BostonLegal Denny Crane]] shoves his way through with non sequiturs in ''BostonLegal''.

** But it does lead to a {{Cinderella}} moment with her guy.

* In Kaoru's route of ''VisualNovel/OurTwoBedroomStory'', the protagonist - who works for a magazine - ends up participating in such a scrum after the arsonist whose activities she and Kaoru have been covering [[spoiler:turns himself in]] and the media descends in droves on the police station. She takes advantage of the fact that she's smaller and nimbler than most in the overwhelmingly male crowd to navigate to the front and get some photos for her story.

Fictional reporters hold these more frequently:
* It can commonly be seen on the courthouse steps in any given episode of ''Franchise/LawAndOrder''.
* It happens to Nick Naylor in ''Thank You For Smoking'', in slow motion.
* [[BostonLegal Denny Crane]] shoves his way through with non sequiturs.

* It can commonly be seen on the courthouse steps in any given episode of ''LawAndOrder''.

On the other hand, the scrum is almost unknown in American politics. The President especially would never be mobbed like this; that's what press conferences [[hottip:*:and the Secret Service]] are for (in 2012, a reporter for an online publication attempted to scrum President Obama during an answer and found himself out of the White House Press Corps). The difference is likely to be related to the fact that the US President is both the head of state and the head of government, whereas the Prime Minister of Canada is merely the head of government, and heads of state are always considered of higher rank than heads of government. Protocol-wise the Prime Minister doesn't even come second in line after the actual Head of State, the Queen - he's [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_order_of_precedence fourth!]]

* In ''{{Watchmen}}'', this happens to a distressed and flustered Doctor Manhattan. After a minute or two of the treatment, he cracks under pressure and teleports them all into the parking lot. This emotional outburst kickstarts the tide of public opinion turning against him.
* ''{{NCIS}}'' has been forced to deal with this occasionally. In one instance, the VictimOfTheWeek was starring on an exploitative RealityShow featuring models going through boot camp. Gibbs endured the reporters' shoving and jostling until one of them made him spill his coffee.

On the other hand, the scrum is almost unknown in American politics. The President especially would never be mobbed like this; that's what press conferences [[hottip:*:and the Secret Service]] are for. The difference is likely to be related to the fact that the US President is both the head of state and the head of government, whereas the Prime Minister of Canada is merely the head of government, and heads of state are always considered of higher rank than heads of government. Protocol-wise the Prime Minister doesn't even come second in line after the actual Head of State, the Queen - he's [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_order_of_precedence fourth!]]

Non-politicians can expect them in the US, often from "less legitimate" news agencies. Whether this implies a greater respect for the subject's privacy or a lack of journalistic independence is a matter of some debate.

From Rugby, a knot of reporters and camera men gathered around someone, usually a politician, each trying to shove forward to ask their questions and catch the answers to the other's questions. Also known as a "gangbang."