?The concept of journalism as politically neutral, nonpartisan, professional, even ?objective? did not emerge until the twentieth century. During the first two or three generations of the republic such notions for the press would have been nonsensical, even unthinkable. Journalism?s purpose was to persuade as well as to inform and the press tended to be highly partisan. A partisan press system has much to offer a democratic society ? as long as there are numerous well-subsidized media providing a broad range of perspectives? (pg. 58).
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