George Seldes Quote on Free Press – The Truth About Political Control of the Media

„The commercial press, in another of its brazen hypocritical proclamations, points with pride to the fact that it is free because it upholds a free system in which there are two political parties. But there is probably not one member of the A.N.P.A. [American Newspaper Publishers Association] who does not know that the Republican and Democratic parties both feed out of the same bag provided by the monied system, and that the same persons frequently subscribe funds to both major parties … They know this very well, and they also know very well that the press has never given honest news coverage to the formation, platform and campaign of any third party which was independent enough not to feed on the same money. George Seldes, 1943“

George SeldesGeorge Seldes revealed in 1943 the hidden political control of the commercial press and the lack of coverage of independent parties.
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As early as 1943, Seldes exposed the illusion of a free press, revealing how political power and financial systems influence true news coverage. An important reflection on media criticism and democracy.


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