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Presserat

press council

noun PRES-se-raht Rare
Communication Media

Usage Note

Presserat is the self-regulatory body of the German press, officially the Deutscher Presserat, founded 1956. It handles complaints about print and online journalism and can issue public rebukes. It has no legal enforcement powers.

Examples

"Der Presserat erteilte der Boulevardzeitung eine öffentliche Rüge."

Natural Translation

The press council issued a public reprimand to the tabloid newspaper.

Literal Translation

The press-council issued the tabloid-newspaper a public reprimand.

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