press release
Official company statement
A press release is an official statement issued to news media by a company, government agency, or organization.
It announces news the issuer wants publicized—product launches, personnel changes, earnings reports, or responses to controversy.
The format is standardized: headline, dateline, quotes from officials, contact information.
The company issued a press release denying the allegations.
Expressed claim or fact
- communiqueOfficial public announcement
- bulletinBrief public announcement
- proclamationFormal public announcement
- declarationFormal public announcement
disclosure · briefing · update · notification · advisory · dispatch · memo · notice
News profession practitioner
- reporterOne who gathers news
- newsroomMedia gathering hub
- editorOne who revises text
- wire serviceOrganization distributing news widely
correspondent · coverage · interview · spokesperson · quote · attribution · embargo · media kit
Rank increase or publicity
- marketingPromoting goods to consumers
- exposureState of being unprotected
- buzzContinuous low drone
- hypeExaggerated promotional fanfare
branding · campaign · outreach · publicist · spin · PR · public relations · media coverage
Debut of new merchandise
- unveilingAct of first revealing
- debutFirst public appearance
- introductionPreliminary section or presentation
- rolloutStaged public introduction
announcement · premiere · inauguration · kickoff · availability · market entry · go-to-market · coming soon
Corporate communication with shareholders
- earningsMoney gained from work
- quarterly resultsFinancial report each season
- mergerCorporate combination
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
executive · CEO · board · shareholders · SEC filing · annual report · company news · corporate communications
statement
Expressed claim or fact
- communiqueOfficial public announcement
- bulletinBrief public announcement
- proclamationFormal public announcement
declaration · disclosure · briefing · update · notification · advisory · dispatch · memo · notice · report
journalist
News profession practitioner
wire service · correspondent · coverage · interview · spokesperson · quote · attribution · embargo · media kit · byline
promotion
Rank increase or publicity
hype · branding · campaign · outreach · publicist · spin · PR · public relations · media coverage · spotlight
product launch
Debut of new merchandise
- unveilingAct of first revealing
- debutFirst public appearance
- introductionPreliminary section or presentation
rollout · announcement · premiere · inauguration · kickoff · availability · market entry · go-to-market · coming soon
investor relations
Corporate communication with shareholders
- earningsMoney gained from work
- quarterly resultsFinancial report each season
- mergerCorporate combination
acquisition · executive · CEO · board · shareholders · SEC filing · annual report · company news · corporate communications · stakeholder
- announcementsannouncement, declaration, proclamation, pronouncement, statement
- local newscommunity news, local reporter, local politics, local events, city council
- publicitypublicity, PR, publicist, public relations, publicists
- book promotionbook launch, book tour, book signing, book signings, book trailer
- investor relationsshareholder meeting, earnings call, annual report, quarterly report, conference call
- journalism termsheadline, headlines, byline, bylines, lead
press releaseinterview
Formal questioning session
interrogation · subpoena · investigative report · investigative journalism · audit
press releaseleak
Escape through a breach
exposé · internal memo · raw footage · smoking gun · sworn testimony
press releasecover-up
Hiding wrongdoing from public
suppression · media blackout · gag order · concealment · news embargo
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