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Preferred term
media as fourth estate
Definition
- The “fourth estate” refers to the press as an additional power in society. In the enlightenment, French society was seen as three estates: the king and the clergy; the aristocrats; and the middle class and poor. [Source: Encyclopedia of Political Communication; Fourth Estate, Media as]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/media_as_fourth_estate
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