Skill of journalists covering centre of town (7)
I believe the answer is:
prowess
'skill' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'journalists covering centre of town' is the wordplay.
'journalists' becomes 'press' (I've seen this before).
'covering' indicates putting letters inside.
'centre of' means to look at the middle letters.
The centre of 'town' is 'ow'.
'press' placed around 'ow' is 'PROWESS'.
'of' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for prowess that I've seen before include "'Skill, expertise (7)'" , "Accomplishment" , "Bravery in battle" , "courage" , "Superior skill or ability" .)