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by press release

by press release

3.6
Through an official announcement a company sends to the news media
  • idiom
  • Literature
translation icon : mediante comunicado de prensa
  • The company announced its merger by press release yesterday afternoon.

Examples

  • Many scientific discoveries are first made public by press release, rather than in academic papers.

  • We received the news by press release last week.

  • He received news of the policy change by press release before any official email was sent.

  • The company announced its merger by press release.

  • Many scientific discoveries are first made public by press release, rather than in academic papers.

  • He received news of the policy change by press release before any official email was sent.

  • The company announced its merger by press release yesterday afternoon.

Synonyms

publicly
vsby press release
575 1.2

In a way that everyone can see or know

is distributed through media specifically rather than simply being open
press conference
vsby press release
  • Literature
392 3.1

A meeting where a famous person answers questions from reporters

is a written announcement sent to media rather than a live meeting
declaration
vsby press release
  • Formal
150 3.7

A formal public statement made by a person or agreed by a group

is released through media outlets to reach general audiences
publication
vsby press release
130 3.2

Making information or a book available to everyone

uses journalists to announce information rather than general availability
proclamation
vsby press release
  • Formal
59 5.5

An official public announcement by a government or leader that tells people something important

is sent to journalists for media distribution rather than just declared
pronouncement
vsby press release
  • Formal
34 7.2

A statement that a person in power announces to the public

is aimed at media channels to inform the public widely
communique
vsby press release
  • Formal
17 7.3

An official statement from a government or organization to the public

is issued specifically to media for broad public dissemination
promulgation
vsby press release
  • Formal
2 8.5

An official public announcement that a new law or rule starts

is issued to media for public notice rather than as a legal enactment
publically
vsby press release
  • UK
7.2

Openly where many people can see or hear

is released to journalists to reach the public rather than merely open access

Surface Forms

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Morphology

by + press + release

The noun phrase 'press release' is transparently built from 'press' (the media) + 'release' (an announcement), and the preposition 'by' indicates the means, so the overall meaning 'by means of an official announcement issued to the media' is directly derivable. This construction is cross-linguistically common (e.g., comunicado de prensa, communiqué de presse), so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will very likely understand it.

Etymology

By press release comes from the practice of sending a written statement straight to the press and calling it a release so reporters had a ready-made story. So by press release means making news public through an official announcement to the media.