Shield Of The People? The Provincial Press And The Fourth Estate

Kirkpatrick, Rod (1998-01-01) Shield Of The People? The Provincial Press And The Fourth Estate. Australian Journalism Review, 20 1: 82-103.

Document type: Journal Article
Collection: School of Journalism and Communication Publications
 
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Author(s) Kirkpatrick, Rod
Title Shield Of The People? The Provincial Press And The Fourth Estate
Journal name Australian Journalism Review
Publication date 1998-01-01
Volume number 20
Issue number 1
Start page 82
End page 103
Subject 400101 Journalism
Abstract The Australian provincial press began gathering momentum even as the notion of the press as the 'fourth estate' was taking firm hold in England in the 1850s. The term 'fourth estate' implied considerable autonomy for newspapers; their desire to represent the interests of the people at large rather than dominant groups; and their independent power to challenge, directly and indirectly, those dominant groups. Through a case study of the introductory editorials in 26 New South Wales provincial newspapers, the author examines whether pioneering provincial newspapers pursued principles that would enable them to be regarded as card-carrying members of the fourth estate, or whether the pursuit of material and social advancement diverted them from pursuing goals more closely aligned with the fourth estate concept? The study found that the newspapers met some of the criteria of the fourth estate and were credible movers of information and opinion.
Keyword(s) New South Wales
provincial newspapers
 
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