freedom of the press
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈfriːdəm əv ðə prɛs/
- Formal
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libertad de prensa
- To facilitate this, there is an insistence on free speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of assembly.
- freedom of the press and speech
- freedom of the press and assembly
- guarantee freedom of the press
It strikes to the heart of our freedom to speak, the freedom of the press, and the freedom to be heard.
- It strikes to the heart of our freedom to speak, the freedom of the press, and the freedom to be heard.
- Would he, like George W Bush begin pushing back against freedom of the press?
- So we have, at least in most Western cultures, we have freedom of speech, we have freedom of the press, we have freedom of peaceable assembly.
- And the Supreme Court said the First Amendment, freedom of the press Trump's any governmental interest in keeping something classified.
Examples
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"The laws of Hong Kong guarantee that Hong Kong will enjoy freedom of the press," he added.
Academic text (1999) -
Included in these reforms is freedom of the press, which will allow unprecedented criticism of the government.
Academic text (1990) -
Another example would be the rate of change of things like freedom of the press or freedom of speech.
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We do not have the freedom of the press that you possess in the US.
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The cornerstone of such systems must be the freedom of the press.
Academic text (1993) -
Instead, Washington should adopt a more general approach, promoting freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of assembly everywhere.
Academic text (2011) -
It strikes to the heart of our freedom to speak, the freedom of the press, and the freedom to be heard.
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Speaker, the freedom of the press was upheld in a series of votes in this place last week.
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Chinese journalists still face great obstacles to planting the roots of freedom of the press in Chinese society.
Academic text (1993) -
The government cannot restrict freedom of the press if it wants to maintain a democratic society.
Synonyms
22
3.0
News media that report independently and are not controlled by the government
How Strict
- Formal
1
6.1
119
4.8
- Jargon
- Formal
15
3.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase is directly compositional: 'freedom' (ability to act or speak freely) combined with 'press' (journalists/newspapers) connected by 'of' denotes the freedom belonging to the press. This possessive/compositional pattern is common in English and cross-linguistically familiar, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Freedom of the press comes from the days when news was made on a printing machine called the press, and people wanted the freedom to print without being stopped. When printers were punished for what they printed, people demanded the 'right' to publish without 'censorship', so today the phrase means newspapers and other media can report the news without government control.