column inches

Frequency: 5.02.5 per million words

A unit of measurement for the amount of space an article or advertisement occupies in a newspaper.

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Examples (10)

  • So many column inches are devoted to movie stars.
  • The scandal received hundreds of column inches in the national press.
  • As a freelance journalist, she gets paid by the column inch.
  • The editor decided the story was only worth a few column inches on page five.
  • They are tracking the number of column inches dedicated to their campaign to measure its impact.
  • A full-page ad can be equivalent to over 100 column inches of space.
  • Getting that much front-page column inch coverage is a major win for any politician.
  • The local charity was thrilled to get even a few column inches in the town newspaper.
  • The media's obsession with the trial was evident from the thousands of column inches written about it.
  • How many column inches do you think this press release will generate?