Fourth Estate
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The news media and free press are supposed to function as the Fourth Estate and the guardians of democracy.
From Salon • Jun. 5, 2025
His film envisions the Fourth Estate as a check on extremism and authoritarianism.
From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2024
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
A Fourth Estate of able editors springs up, increases and multiplies, irrepressible, incalculable.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 12 — Modern History by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir
