Fourth Estate

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His film envisions the Fourth Estate as a check on extremism and authoritarianism.

From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2024

The Fourth Estate once spoke truth to power.

From Washington Times • Jun. 14, 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

Are we, the Fourth Estate, speaking truth to power and helping the public to make informed decisions?

From Salon • Feb. 21, 2023

How the humorists of the Fourth Estate did gloat over "the Captains and the Kings"!

From Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918 by Callwell, C. E. (Charles Edward), Sir