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
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
Ms. Ripley suggested that in the coming election cycle, the Fourth Estate should “send a search party for the 42 percent of Americans who are avoiding the news” because it lacks these qualities.
From Washington Post • Jul. 17, 2022
The intellectual proletaires Riehl calls the “church militant” of the Fourth Estate in Germany.
From The Essays of "George Eliot" Complete by Sheppard, Nathan
