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Newsletter

Meaning in journalism & media, with examples

/ˈnjuːzletə/nounCommon term

In journalism & media, newsletter means: A regular email, or sometimes printed sheet, that sends a selection of news, articles or updates directly to people who have signed up for it.

In Turkish: e-bülten, bülten, e-posta bülteni

How it is used

News outlets launch newsletters to build loyal audiences: a morning briefing, a weekly politics newsletter, a sports roundup. Readers sign up for, subscribe to or unsubscribe from a newsletter.

Example sentences

  1. Our morning newsletter now goes to more than 200,000 inboxes.

  2. Sign up for our weekly newsletter to get the best long reads.

Common collocations

  • sign up for a newsletter
  • weekly newsletter
  • email newsletter
  • launch a newsletter
  • subscribe to a newsletter
  • readershipThe people who read a particular newspaper, magazine or website, or the total number of them.
  • paywallA system on a news website that lets only paying subscribers read some or all of its articles.
  • podcastA series of audio, or sometimes video, episodes that people can download or stream online and listen to whenever they want.
  • news bulletinA short programme on radio or television that gives the latest news at a regular time, such as every hour or in the evening.

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