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What's interesting in Franklin's original piece is that the - "court" he is referring to is the

Posted: Nov 26th, 2019 - 1:31 pm In Reply to: Benjamin Franklin on - "liberty of the press."

so-called court of public opinion.

The "press" is not a class of journalists as it is known today; it was the citizen journalist who had something to say.

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Benjamin Franklin on - "liberty of the press." (Views: 430, 2019-11-26, 11:21 am)
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  - I think the notion that "freedom of the press" refers to the - trade of journalism is incorrect. (Views: 244, 2019-11-26, 1:44 pm)
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