free pressnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌfriː ˈpres/us/ˌfriː ˈpres/If a country has a free press, its newspapers, magazines, and television and radio stations are able to express any opinions they want, even if these criticize the government and other organizations:
How can there be democratic elections without a free press?
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News reporting & the press
- ambulance chaser
- city desk
- CNN
- court correspondent
- coverage
- desk
- hack
- lay
- lobby correspondent
- muckraking
- news agency
- news conference
- newshound
- press box
- silly season
- story
- syndicate
- syndicated
- the gutter press
- the Press Association
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