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  • adjective Not of or pertaining to the press (journalism or publishing industry).

Etymologies

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non- +‎ press

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Examples

  • From the tightly controlled "town hall" with handpicked Communist Youth League members in Shanghai, to the stilted joint nonpress conference in Beijing, Mr. Obama's Chinese hosts insisted on displaying their worst control-freak tendencies.

    An American Message for the Chinese President Kelley Currie 2011

  • Second, because the nonpress media speak primarily to supporters, they simply preach to the converted.

    Slate Magazine Jack Shafer 2010

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