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Write-through

Meaning in journalism & media, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In journalism & media, write-through means: A replacement version of a developing story that incorporates fresh information throughout the text.

In Turkish: baştan güncellenmiş haber metni

How it is used

Use for an integrated replacement, especially in wire reporting, rather than an appended paragraph.

Example sentences

  1. The agency issued a write-through after the rescue team revised the casualty figures.

    The new version reconciles the revised figures with the rest of the story.

  2. Use the latest write-through; the earlier version still names the wrong town.

    Editors must distinguish the replacement text from superseded versions.

Common collocations

  • file a write-through
  • latest write-through
  • complete write-through
  • news agencyAn organisation that collects news, photos and video and sells or supplies them to newspapers, broadcasters and websites, which then publish them.
  • copyThe text of a news story or article that a journalist writes and sends to be edited and published.

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