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Press release

Meaning in journalism & media, with examples

nounCore term

In journalism & media, press release means: An official written announcement that a company, institution or person sends to journalists to share news and encourage them to report it.

In Turkish: basın bülteni, basın açıklaması

How it is used

Press offices issue, send out or put out press releases; journalists receive dozens a day. A good reporter treats a press release as a starting point, checks its claims and looks for other voices instead of copying it.

Example sentences

  1. The company announced the job cuts in a short press release on Friday evening.

  2. Don't just rewrite the press release; call the union for their side.

Common collocations

  • issue a press release
  • send out a press release
  • according to a press release
  • embargoed press release
  • press conferenceA meeting arranged by a person or organisation where they make an announcement to journalists and usually answer their questions.
  • statementAn official announcement, written or spoken, in which a person or organisation gives information or their position on something.
  • embargoAn agreement that journalists will not publish information they have received in advance until a stated date and time.
  • spokespersonA person whose job is to speak to the media on behalf of an organisation, company, government body or public figure.

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