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Start The Presses!
"Th' newspaper ... conforts th' afflicted, afflicts th' comfortable."
-- Finley Peter Dunne, humorist and journalist, 1902
The press -- sometimes referred to as "the Fourth Estate" -- sees itself as the holder of public trust, with certain responsibilities toward its readers, its viewers and its community. Foremost among those is reporting the most significant stories of the day quickly, accurately and fairly. News fuels a journalist's "need to tell." That, in turn, satisfies the public's "need to know." That interaction between journalists and the public helps shape debate in a free society. |