COMM ST 10 Study Guide - Final Guide: Seditious Libel, Penny Press, Monarchy Of The United Kingdom
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Marketplace of ideas holds that the best ideas, and ultimately the truth, arise out of the competition of widely various thoughts in a free and open debate. Truth emerges and led to the idea that the press should act as a watchdog of the government to lead to a stronger democracy. Early newspapers were primarily journals of commercial and business info for elite of the mercantile class. Most early colonial newspapers had the purpose of spreading commercial and business information, with some gossip and local stories. John peter zenger"s case led the precedent of truth as a defense and but end to seditious libel law. Seditious libel law- you can"t say something damaging about a government. Telegraph allowed stories to come from all over. As newspapers searched for larger audiences, they became more independent from political parties. Publishers increased circulation through interesting features, bold headlines, extra editions carrying the latest news, and increasingly sensational news stories.
