Words / B2

pub-LIS-uh-tee/pʌbˈlɪsəti/

Publicity is notice or attention from newspapers, television, or the public (usually uncountable): bad publicity; a publicity campaign. Publicise is the verb; fame is wider. Bad publicity is not a crime figure. Mix-up: publication (already in the dictionary); public. Do not write “a publicity” as a countable advert.

Meaning

Notice or attention from newspapers, television, or the public (usually uncountable).

Examples

• “Bad publicity is not a crime figure; quote the court result.”
• “A publicity campaign featured in the launch pack, which is the organised-attention sense.”

Good to know

bad / free publicity; a publicity campaign / stunt. Verb: publicise. Trap: publication / a countable advert. Media and business. Attention, not a book.

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