media release
Official public announcement
A media release is an official statement distributed to news outlets, announcing something an organization wants publicized—a product launch, executive appointment, or response to controversy.
Also called a press release.
The term reflects the expansion beyond print newspapers to broadcast and digital media: The company issued a media release confirming the merger.
- headlineNews article title
- breaking newsNewly unfolding events reported
- boilerplateStandardized reusable text
- publicityMedia-driven awareness
- journalistsNews gatherers and writers
press · news bulletin · reporter · newswire · brand awareness · editors · stakeholder engagement · reputation management · damage control · public announcement · event promotion · embargo · body text · newsroom · quotes · statistics · copy · government agencies
- consentpermission, consent laws, legal consent, medical consent, explicit consent
- consent formsmedical consent, surgical consent, informed consent, parental consent
media releasecover-up
Hiding wrongdoing from public
suppression · media blackout · news embargo · gag order · censorship
media releaseinvestigative report
Journalism revealing concealed information
exposé · independent journalism · news article · editorial · advertisement
media, release, medium, medial, median, mediate, mediation, mediator, intermediate