Fourth Estate
Example Sentences
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His film envisions the Fourth Estate as a check on extremism and authoritarianism.
From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
In a democracy, it is the responsibility of the Fourth Estate to speak truth to the powerful by informing the public so that they can make good decisions about their leaders and society.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2023
It’s an open-and-shut case of bias by omission from the Fourth Estate: If you don’t see it and can’t read it, it doesn’t exist.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 4, 2023
The California Journalism Awards, announced on May 25, highlighted the best reporting across the state, the brightest stars of the Fourth Estate.
From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2023
It is seldom that the subjects of these gushing personal notices in the Fourth Estate wait for others to sing their praises; they can and do sound the loud timbrel themselves.
From The Call of the Town A Tale of Literary Life by Sir John Alexander Hammerton
