"alternative press" meaning in All languages combined

See alternative press on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: alternative presses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} alternative press (usually uncountable, plural alternative presses)
  1. (publishing, uncountable) 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. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Publishing
    Sense id: en-alternative_press-en-noun-7dHuPDql Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Topics: media, publishing
  2. (publishing, countable) A particular publisher or publication of this type. Tags: countable, usually Categories (topical): Publishing
    Sense id: en-alternative_press-en-noun-6r47cnRX Topics: media, publishing

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1997 October 22, Lena Williams, “Celebrating Writers Who Defy All the Odds”, in New York Times, retrieved 2014-02-04:",
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