cover story

English

Noun

cover story (plural cover stories)

(media) A story included in a publication that is highlighted on the front cover.
- 2020 May 6, “Letters: Open Access”, in Rail, page 48:
  It's ironic that the day before the Prime Minister confirmed the go-ahead for HS2, RAIL 898 hit my doormat with a cover story 'Is reopening the GC a viable alternative to HS2?'
(espionage) A fictitious account that is intended to hide one's real motive.

Translations

story on a publication's front page

Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Mandarin: 封面故事 (fēngmiàn gùshì)
Dutch: omslagartikel n
Finnish: etusivun juttu
French: gros titre (fr) m
German: Titelgeschichte f, Coverstory f
Portuguese: manchete (pt) f
Russian: те́ма но́мера f (téma nómera), гла́вная статья́ f (glávnaja statʹjá), загла́вная исто́рия f (zaglávnaja istórija)
Spanish: primera plana f

fictitious account

Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Mandarin: 託詞／托词 (zh) (tuōcí)
Finnish: peitetarina
French: couverture (fr) f
German: Legende (de) f
Portuguese: história para encobrir
Russian: прикры́тие (ru) n (prikrýtije), леге́нда (ru) f (legénda)
Spanish: tapadera (es) f

References

“cover story”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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