press release

/'presri'li:s/

Thân thiện

A company issues a press release about its new product.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • An official statement or announcement prepared and distributed to journalists and news organizations to provide information, often about a new product, event, or corporate development, intended for publication or broadcast.

Usage

• A press release is a formal communication tool used by companies, governments, or organizations to share news with the media. It is written in a standard journalistic style to facilitate easy reporting.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The company issued a press release announcing the launch of its new electric vehicle.
  • Journalists received the press release via email before the official conference.

Advanced Usage

• "to embargo a press release": to distribute a press release to the media in advance with the instruction that the information is not to be published until a specified date and time.
  • The scientific journal embargoed the press release about the discovery until 9 AM.

Variants and Related Words

• News release (n): A synonym for press release.
  • The government sent out a news release regarding the policy change.

Synonyms

• Statement: A definite or clear expression in writing.
• Announcement: A public and typically formal statement about a fact or intention.

Related Phrases

• Press kit (n): A package of promotional materials, which often includes a press release, given to the media.
  • The startup prepared a detailed press kit for the product launch event.

Học thuật

Noun

1. an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation

Từ đồng nghĩa

• handout
• release