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Curtain-raiser

Meaning in journalism & media, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In journalism & media, curtain-raiser means: A report published before an event to introduce what is expected and why it matters.

In Turkish: etkinlik öncesi tanıtıcı haber

How it is used

Use for advance coverage that prepares the audience, rather than a report of an event already completed.

Example sentences

  1. Our curtain-raiser sets out the main disputes before the summit opens.

    The report establishes what to watch for during the coming event.

  2. The festival curtain-raiser includes interviews with organisers and first-time performers.

    Advance interviews can supply context before the main coverage begins.

Common collocations

  • write a curtain-raiser
  • summit curtain-raiser
  • curtain-raiser to an event
  • featureA longer article that explores a person, place, trend or issue in depth, often with description, background and human stories rather than only the latest facts.
  • coverageThe way the media report an event or subject, and how much attention they give it, in print, online or on air.

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