Meaning & use
press coverage
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Meaning
noununcountable
The reporting of an event, person or topic in newspapers, magazines, and other news media.
Grammar: Not used in the plural: the press coverage was positive.
Patterns
- press coverage of something
- press coverage about someone
The festival got wide press coverage this year.
Press coverage of the trial lasted for months.
The charity hoped for more press coverage of its campaign.
Common combinations
- wide press coverage
- The opening received wide press coverage.
- negative press coverage
- The scandal led to negative press coverage.
- get press coverage
- The band managed to get press coverage in three countries.
- press coverage of an event
- Press coverage of the event was thin.
- generate press coverage
- The stunt was designed to generate press coverage.
Synonyms and how they differ
- media coverage
- Media coverage is broader, including TV, radio and online news, whereas press coverage focuses on print news.
- publicity
- Publicity is attention that people try to create, while press coverage is what the papers actually report.
- reporting
- Reporting names the act of writing news and is less about the amount of attention.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: press coverage or press conference?
press coverage vs press conference
A press conference is a meeting where journalists ask questions. Press coverage is the reporting that follows.
Practice
The new museum received extensive ___ in the national papers.
Choose one answer.
Press coverage is reporting by the media. A press release is something the museum writes, not what papers publish.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “press coverage”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.