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The importance of a free press - American Fork Citizen
Dear Editor, In 1800, the United States—then a young nation of just over five million people—supported roughly 200 newspapers. That same year, London, the cultural and intellectual center of Britain, with a population of one million, had only four newspapers, proportionally just one-tenth of the American total. Only a few decades later, the United States boasted more than 2,500 newspapers serving 23 million readers. A broad, independent press ha…
The importance of a free press
Dear Editor, In 1800, the United States—then a young nation of just over five million people—supported roughly 200 newspapers. That same year, London, the cultural and intellectual center of Britain, with a population of one million, had only four newspapers, proportionally just one-tenth of the American total. Only a few decades later, the United States boasted more than 2,500 newspapers serving 23 million readers. A broad, independent press ha…
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