This series consists of records relating to preparation for President Wolfensohn's engagement with the news media. Engagements include print interviews, television interviews, interviews for film productions, and press conferences. Records include briefing materials as well as press clippings, magazine and journal articles, and other print media that was generated with or without the participation of President Wolfensohn or the World Bank Group (WBG). Note that materials related to engagement with the media during Annual and Spring Meetings are arranged elsewhere in this subfonds as are audio-video materials that resulted from Wolfensohn's involvement.

Some of the briefing materials contained in this series include a "Document Log" sheet, but they are not as common as with other types of briefing materials. Information in the log includes event title, interviewer name (if applicable), date and time of engagement, other logistical information, and brief information about the purpose and/or topics to be discussed during the engagement.

Cover notes for interviews and other engagements with the media are often included at the beginning of each briefing and can provide logistical information, rationale for the interview, information on the media outlet, and interview questions (if supplied). Cover notes for press clippings, when present, generally only include the title of the article and occasionally a small amount of background or summary of the story.

The briefing materials for each engagement with the media can include: talking points on topics that are expected to be discussed; background materials on topics to be discussed; question and answer documents containing suggested answers to specific questions; and biographies on the interviewer and, in some cases, samples of other stories they have written. In some cases, transcripts of interviews and press conferences are included as is internal correspondence regarding the use of the interview.

The series consists of published media clippings in the form ofclippings from newspapers, print outs of online articles, and full journals or magazines containing stories on the WBG and/or President Wolfensohn covering most of Wolfensohn's tenure. In addition, a small number of clippings profiling Wolfensohn prior to his arrival at the WBG and relating to his nomination as WBG president in March 1995 are also included. In some cases, clippings have been combined into single, large folders organized by date or topic; many of the clippings appear to have been compiled by the Office of External Relations (EXT) and forwarded to the Office of the Director (EXC). In other cases, a single clipping has been filed in one folder and filed with EXC's briefing materials. In almost all cases there are no accompanying records.