Syndication

How it is used

Use for authorised reuse across outlets; it may involve a column, cartoon, feature or other finished material.

Example sentences

1. Syndication brought her weekly column to newspapers outside the capital.

   The same finished work reaches additional publications through an arrangement.

2. The contract allowed syndication of the feature but excluded its photographs.

   Distribution rights can differ between the text and accompanying material.

Common collocations

• content syndication
• syndication agreement
• syndication rights

Related terms

• columnA regular article by the same writer, usually in the same place in a newspaper, magazine or website, giving their personal views or advice.
• news agencyAn organisation that collects news, photos and video and sells or supplies them to newspapers, broadcasters and websites, which then publish them.

More terms: The Press and the Media Industry

• the press
• media outlet
• tabloid
• broadsheet
• circulation
• readership
• freelancer
• news desert
• ghost newspaper
• media capture
• public service media
• community radio