Medienspiegel

press review; media digest

noun MEH-dee-en-shpee-gel Rare

Usage Note

Medienspiegel is a daily or weekly digest compiling press coverage of a specific organisation, topic or person — used internally by companies, government agencies, and NGOs to monitor how they are portrayed. PR departments and press offices prepare Medienspiegel each morning. Also used by broadcasters to review the day's newspaper front pages on air.

Examples

"Jeden Morgen erhielt die Ministerin einen Medienspiegel mit allen relevanten Berichten über ihr Haus."

Natural Translation

Every morning the minister received a press digest with all relevant reports about her ministry.

Literal Translation

Every morning received the minister a media-mirror with all relevant reports about her ministry.

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