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media as fourth estate  

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  • 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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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-CLHC506X-7

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