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alternative press

alternative press noun: collectively, newspapers or other printed publications which provide an editorial perspective and information differing from—and often dissenting from—the outlook and information provided by more established, conventional, or official publications.

Noun

alternative press (usually uncountable, plural alternative presses)

  1. (usually) Collectively, newspapers or other printed publications which provide an editorial perspective and information differing from—and often dissenting from—the outlook and information provided by more established, conventional, or official publications.
    • Despite shortages of money and supplies, a Government monopoly on printing presses and occasional police harassment, a new generation of samizdat, or self-published, journals is offering an open challenge to the official press. The alternative press now includes dozens of magazines in Moscow and...1988 January 12, Bill Keller, “For Soviet Alternative Press, Used Computer Is New Tool”, in New York Times, retrieved 04 Feb 2014
    • Nonobjective writers gravitate to the alternative press—or to the editorial page.1999 December 5, M. Lewis Stein, “Letters to the Editor: Just the Facts, Ma'am”, in Newsweek, retrieved 04 Feb 2014
  2. (countable, usually) A particular publisher or publication of this type.
    • "If it were not for the existence of feminist-controlled alternative presses, many works of creation and social criticism by women writers would not be published at all," said Ms. Aidoo.1997 October 22, Lena Williams, “Celebrating Writers Who Defy All the Odds”, in New York Times, retrieved 04 Feb 2014

Examples of alternative press in a sentence

  • The alternative press now includes dozens of magazines in Moscow and Leningrad, with others reported in the Baltic republics, the Ukraine and Armenia.1988 January 12, Bill Keller, “For Soviet Alternative Press, Used Computer Is New Tool”, in New York Times, retrieved 04 Feb 2014:
  • Time Out, like others in the alternative press, flew all those flags."2006 June 26, Ian Burrell, “Tony Elliott: Time Lord”, in The Independent, UK, retrieved 04 Feb 2014:

Forms of alternative press

pluralalternative presses

Questions about alternative press

What does alternative press mean?
Alternative press means collectively, newspapers or other printed publications which provide an editorial perspective and information differing from—and often dissenting from—the outlook and information provided by more established, conventional, or official publications.
How do you use alternative press in a sentence?
The alternative press now includes dozens of magazines in Moscow and Leningrad, with others reported in the Baltic republics, the Ukraine and Armenia.
What part of speech is alternative press?
Alternative press is a noun.
What is the plural of alternative press?
The plural of alternative press is alternative presses.

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