Meaning & use
press pack
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Meanings
nouncountableBritish
A set of documents, photographs and information given to journalists to help them report on a company, event or product.
Grammar: Countable: a press pack, several press packs.
Patterns
- a press pack for something
- in the press pack
Every journalist at the launch received a press pack.
The band's press pack includes photos and a short biography.
I read through the press pack before the interview.
nounsingularinformal
The group of reporters who follow a person or an event closely.
Grammar: Treated as one group: the press pack follows him everywhere.
Patterns
- the press pack
The press pack waited outside the court all morning.
The prime minister walked past the press pack without comment.
The press pack was larger than usual at the finals.
Word forms
| plural | press packs |
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Common combinations
- issue a press pack
- The studio will issue a press pack next week.
- download the press pack
- You can download the press pack from our website.
- include in a press pack
- We always include a photo in the press pack.
- a media press pack
- The festival prepared a media press pack.
- the travelling press pack
- The travelling press pack followed the team abroad.
Synonyms and how they differ
- press kit
- Press kit is the usual American term for a press pack, with the same meaning.
- media kit
- Media kit is broader and may also include advertising details for sponsors.
- press release
- A press release is just a single announcement, while a press pack is a whole bundle of material.
- press corps
- Press corps means a group of reporters, and so matches only the second sense.
Word family
Commonly confused: press pack or press release?
press pack vs press release
A press release is one short announcement, while a press pack contains many items.
Practice
At the film launch, journalists were handed a ___ containing photos, cast details and a short summary.
Choose one answer.
A press pack is a set of materials for reporters. The other options are unrelated compounds.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “press pack”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.