A press release is a statement an organisation sends out for journalists to use. Issue a press release, a press release went out, straight from the press release.
It is written to be copied, which is why so much reporting carries its phrases word for word. Saying a story came from a press release is a criticism of the reporting rather than the source.
1nounpress releaseA statement an organisation sends out for journalists to use.
“The figures came out in a press release at five on a Friday.”
press release is a statement.
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