the press
Fourth estate collectively
The press refers to newspapers, magazines, and journalists collectively—the institutions and people who gather and publish news.
A press release is an official statement for journalists.
Freedom of the press protects journalism from government interference.
The term derives from the printing press, the technology that made mass publication possible.
Someone may complain about the press when criticizing media coverage generally.
- columnistRecurring newspaper feature writer
- articleWritten piece or grammatical word
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
- freedom of speechProtected right to speak
- editorOne who revises text
watchdog journalism · tabloid journalism · headline · libel · reporter · defamation · agenda-setting · media literacy · lithography · Fleet Street · newsroom · expose · byline · publish · accountability · investigative journalism · gazette · media
- metonymsWall Street, Hollywood, the Kremlin, Capitol Hill, Downing Street
the presscensorship
Official content restriction
suppression · media blackout · propaganda · information blackout · disinformation
the pressentertainment
Agreeable diversion of attention
social media · word of mouth · Hollywood · citizen journalism · grassroots media
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