ETYM Cf. French journalisme.
1. Newspapers and magazines collectively; SYN. news media, fourth estate.
2. The profession of reporting or photographing or editing news stories for one of the media.
Profession of reporting, photographing, or editing news events for the mass media—newspapers, magazines, radio, television, documentary films, and newsreels —and for news agencies. In 1992, at least 61 journalists were killed in the line of duty worldwide and 123 were in jail on 1 Jan 1993.
Professional bodies include the ANG (American Newspaper Group) in the US and the NUJ (National Union of Journalists) in the UK. Standards are set by awards, such as those founded by J Pulitzer. + prikaži više

ETYM New Lat., from Latin medius middle.
(singular medium) Means of communication; the mass media comprise the broadcast media of radio and television, and the print media of newspapers and magazines.
Transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public; SYN. mass media.
1 [Late Latin, from Latin, feminine of medius; from the voiced stops' being regarded as intermediate between the tenues and the aspirates]; a voiced stop.
2 [New Latin, from Latin]; the middle coat of the wall of a blood or lymph vessel consisting chiefly of circular muscle fibers.
3. A medium of cultivation, conveyance, or expression; especially; medium. + prikaži više

(Irregular plural: presses).
1. Any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids.
2. A machine used for printing; SYN. printing press.
3. Clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use.
4. Printed matter in the form of newspapers or magazines; SYN. public press.
5. The news media in general.
6. The act of pressing; SYN. pressure, pressing.
7. A weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead; SYN. military press.
8. The news media, in particular newspapers, journals, and periodical literature generally. The term is used also to describe journalists and reporters. + prikaži više

ETYM Old Eng. busi, bisi, AS. bysig; akin to Dutch bezig, LG. besig; cf. Skr. bhűsh to be active, busy.
1. Crowded with or characterized by much activity.
2. Actively or fully engaged or occupied.
3. Overcrowded or cluttered with detail; SYN. fussy.
4. (Of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) Unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; ('engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line); SYN. engaged, in use. + prikaži više

1. Compelled forcibly by an outside agency; SYN. goaded.
2. Urged or forced to action through moral pressure; SYN. impelled.

Moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste.