Adolescence /ˌæd

press /pres/ noun NEWSPAPERS
1. the press
newspapers and magazines, and those parts of television and radio which broadcast news, or reporters and photographers who work for them
The incident has been widely reported in the press.
press reports/coverage press reporters/photographers the local/national press
The charity invited the press (= reporters and photographers) to a presentation of its plans for the future.
The press was/were out in force at the awards ceremony.
The freedom of the press (= the right of newspapers to publish news and opinions without being controlled by the government) must be upheld.
2. [ S or U ] the judgment that is given of someone or something in the newspapers or on radio or television What kind of press did his play get?
UK The play has had a good/bad press.
US The play has had good/bad press.