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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesprensa alternativa
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈpɾen.sa al.teɾ.naˈti.βa
"La prensa alternativa ofrece un espacio para voces que no aparecen en la televisión."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Newspapers, magazines, and other publications that offer a viewpoint perceived as outside of or contrary to mainstream corporate media.
"The local alternative press provided extensive coverage of the underground music scene and grassroots political protests." - 2
Independent publishing houses and periodicals dedicated to countercultural, niche, or progressive content.
"She submitted her avant-garde poetry collection to several independent publishing houses in the alternative press."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'alternative' (derived from Latin 'alternare', meaning to do by turns or differ) and 'press' (from Latin 'premere', to press, later referring to printing machinery and journalism). It emerged in the mid-20th century to describe media outlets outside of mainstream corporate ownership, gaining significant prominence during the underground press movements of the 1960s and 1970s.
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presse alternative
Transliteration: pres al.tɛʁ.na.tiv
"La presse alternative joue un rôle crucial dans le journalisme d'investigation."
alternative Presse
Transliteration: ɔl.tɛʁ.naˈtiː.və ˈpʁɛ.sə
"Die alternative Presse berichtet oft über Themen, die im Mainstream ignoriert werden."
stampa alternativa
Transliteration: ˈstam.pa al.ter.naˈtiː.va
"Molti giovani lettori preferiscono la stampa alternativa per notizie indipendenti."
prensa alternativa
Transliteration: ˈpɾen.sa al.teɾ.naˈti.βa
"La prensa alternativa ofrece un espacio para voces que no aparecen en la televisión."
imprensa alternativa
Transliteration: ĩˈpɾẽ.sɐ aw.teʁ.naˈtʃi.vɐ
"A imprensa alternativa ganhou força com o advento das publicações digitais independentes."
वैकल्पिक प्रेस
Transliteration: vaikalpik pres
"वैकल्पिक प्रेस समाज के हाशिए पर मौजूद लोगों की आवाज़ उठाता है।"
另类媒体
Transliteration: lìng lèi méi tǐ
"另类媒体为独立艺术家提供了展示作品的平台。"
대안 언론
Transliteration: dae-an eon-ron
"대안 언론은 주류 매체가 다루지 않는 심층적인 사회문제를 보도한다."
オルタナティブ・プレス
Transliteration: orutanatibu puresu
"オルタナティブ・プレスはカウンターカルチャーの発展に大きく貢献した。"
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