The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word COVERAGE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result COVERAGE
- All the press reports Conservative too old?
- One hundred — too old for treatment
- Hundred - too old for extent of broadcasting attention?
- Conservative no longer worried by Times reports?
- Reporting from old-fashioned fellow with anger
- Media reporting of old fellow’s anger?
- What journalists offer is done in pen
- Press articles, 100 – beyond specified limit?
- Imprisoned maiden? That gets media treatment
- Reporting old-fashioned chap with great anger
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The straight part
We know that "News reporting" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case news reporting = coverage.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does COVERAGE mean?
COVERAGE noun- An amount by which something or someone is covered.
- The amount of space or time given to an event in newspapers or on television.
- The average number of reads representing a given nucleotide in the reconstructed sequence.
- The area covered by a mobile phone (cellphone) or other radio network.
- The signal strength, reception of a radio signal.
- Journalism: the attention given by the press or news media about some news; the total of stories published or broadcast about a topic.
- Defense.