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Stop press

Meaning in journalism & media, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In journalism & media, stop press means: A label for very late news added to a newspaper near printing time.

In Turkish: son anda eklenen haber

How it is used

A traditional newspaper label, often written Stop press; it does not necessarily mean the presses were literally stopped.

Example sentences

  1. The stop press column carried the result announced just before the paper went to print.

    The label marks information that arrived too late for normal page preparation.

  2. The archivist found a short stop press item absent from the earlier edition.

    Different print versions may preserve different stages of a developing event.

Common collocations

  • stop press item
  • stop press column
  • stop press news
  • breaking newsNews about an important event that is happening right now or has only just happened, reported as soon as it is known and updated as more details come in.
  • deadlineThe latest time by which a story, photo or programme item must be finished and handed in so that it can be published or broadcast.

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