Balder Ex-Libris - Homan RobertReview of books rare and missing2024-03-16T01:56:42+00:00urn:md5:aa728a70505b2fae05796923271581c2DotclearHoman Robert - Newspaper control in Americaurn:md5:f394bbb73b134338604dce9af77b50112013-07-28T18:45:00+01:002013-07-28T17:48:15+01:00balderHoman RobertAmericaPropagandaUnited States <p><img src="https://balderexlibris.com/public/img2/.Homan_Robert_-_Newspaper_control_in_America_s.jpg" alt="" /><br />
Author : <strong>Homan Robert</strong><br />
Title : <strong>Newspaper control in America</strong><br />
Year : 1967<br />
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One of the more widely recognized virtues of the American way of life has been its "official" national philosophy, as set forth in the First Amendment of the Constitution, that "Congress shall make no law... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press...." Throughout America's history an independent and competitive press has been regarded as essential to the effective maintenance of her republican form of government. It was the press's responsibility to provide factually the news and information necessary for the maintenance of a conscious and alert citizenry. The obvious importance of this task, and the inherent power and prestige which accompanied it, quite naturally resulted in a recognition of, and a respect for, the institution of journalism in America. American journalism's enormous capacity to organize and arouse public opinion for or against anything or anyone, and also the constitutionally guaranteed immunity from the threat of governmental restriction and suppression, elevated the press to a coveted plane of influence which was appropriately termed the "Fourth Estate." The American press of today is a far cry from that which existed in the days of Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Paine. <strong>...</strong></p>