not for publication
Embargoed from release
Not for publication marks information shared with journalists or others that should not be printed or broadcast.
The phrase functions like "off the record," signaling that what follows is background context rather than quotable material: I'll tell you what happened, but it's not for publication.
In publishing contexts, it may mark a draft or proof as unfinished.
- privileged communicationLegally exempt disclosure
- classifiedRestricted from disclosure
- eyes onlyRestricted to intended recipient
- off-the-recordNot for attribution
- deep backgroundUnquotable source arrangement
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not for publicationpublishable
Fit for publication
on the record · public · press release · shareable · releasable
not for publicationpublic
Available to all
open · unrestricted · declassified · transparent · disclosed
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