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coverage

coverage

446 2.7
Reporting of news on TV, radio, or in newspapers
  • noun
  • /ˈkʌvərɪdʒ/
  • Literature
translation icon : cobertura
  • Like, you know, media coverage happens all the time.
  • media coverage
  • news coverage
  • press coverage

You know, we all watched the television coverage of just yesterday.

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Examples

  • The reporters were also asked what they would do to improve news coverage of the environment.

    Academic text (1999)
  • During the week leading up to Earth Day, the media gave saturation coverage to environmental subjects.

    Academic text (1990)
  • In your memory, has there ever been this kind of media coverage?

  • We will continue our coverage through the day... ...bringing you news as it breaks.

  • Tune in here for the live coverage of the press conference later today.

  • The media found Earth Day an attractive and newsworthy event, and their coverage helped increase public participation.

    Academic text (1990)
  • A nearby TV monitor glows with the live coverage of Robin's morning press briefing.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • We'd like to thank you for joining us for NBC's coverage of NASCAR.

  • A television screen is featuring follow-up coverage of yesterday's dramatic helicopter-train wreck in the chunnel.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Tune in here for the live coverage of the press conference later today.

Synonyms

reporting
vscoverage
  • Literature
241 2.5

News that journalists gather and share in newspapers or on TV

is narrower, focused on presentation in newspapers, radio, and television only
reportage
vscoverage
  • Literature
7 6.9

Journalists make news stories about events for newspapers, radio, or television

is broader, covering both presentation and the telling of news stories in those media

Idioms

To get someone or something better than you deserve

Compounds

The money and help a policy gives for damage or loss

9.9

News reporting that focuses on sadness and shock to get attention

How Extensive

broadsheet
  • Literature
3 4.5
feature
  • Literature
155 3.1
coverage
  • Literature
446 2.7
news item
  • Literature
12 2.0
to mention
1.0

Surface Forms

coverage singular
coverages plural

Morphology

coverage = cover (semi-transparent) = cover + age

Formed from the verb 'cover' + '-age' with a metaphorical extension 'to report on', so the derivation is regular but the reporting sense is somewhat figurative for learners.

Etymology

The word coverage comes from cover 'to put over' and the ending -age that shows an 'action' or 'amount'. In news, to 'cover' a story means to report on it, so coverage is the reporting or attention given to an event.