Words / B1

KUV-uh-rij/ˈkʌvərɪdʒ/

News coverage is how fully an event is reported: live coverage; media coverage; blanket coverage. Coverage also means how much a service includes: insurance coverage; mobile coverage (signal). Report is one story; coverage is the overall attention. Uncountable in the news sense: not “a coverage”. Do not write “the coverage said” — say the report / the article said.

Meaning

The way an event is reported in the news; also how much an area or service includes.

Examples

• “The storm received live coverage on every channel.”
• “There was wall-to-wall coverage of the cup final all weekend.”
• “The policy does not include coverage for flood damage.”

Good to know

live / media coverage (uncountable). Also: insurance / mobile coverage. One story: report. Not “a coverage”.

Near in meaning

reporting

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