According to etymonline, the press in the sense of media is from 1921. This usage was gradually replaced by media with the advent of television: Specific sense "machine for printing" is from 1530s; this was extended to publishing houses by 1570s and to publishing generally (in phrases like freedom of the press) from c. 1680. More @Wikipedia
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