Fourth Estate

Example Sentences

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Clooney said he wanted to make a movie to let people hear some “really well-written words about the fourth estate again.”

From Seattle Times • May 13, 2024

Alex Garland’s powerful war drama is ostensibly a tribute to the fourth estate.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2024

It has also wowed critics who have described it as "a gripping tale of the fourth estate" and "a must watch for all journalists".

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2023

This live show is part of Slate’s Full Court Press coverage, a provocation for the fourth estate to hold the third branch of government to account.

From Slate • May 27, 2023

Rumour-mongers are the original fourth estate, journalists who inform society about and thus protect it from cheats and freeloaders.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari