“"Freedom of the press is the freedom of two hundred rich people to spread their opinions. As the production of newspapers and magazines requires ever greater capital, the circle of people who publish press organs is becoming smaller and smaller. This makes our dependence ever greater and ever more dangerous. There are oases in the German press where the air of freedom still blows, but how many of my colleagues can say the same? Those who are rich are free. That's not from Karl Marx, but from Paul Sethe. Since journalists are not rich, they are not free either."”
Paul Sethe
Paul Sethe was a German journalist and publicist, known for his critical stance on freedom of the press and media concentration.
A powerful quote that sharply highlights the commercialization of the press and its consequences for the freedom of opinion diversity.
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Paul Sethe (1901–1967) was an influential German journalist and editor-in-chief, known especially for his pointed comments on press freedom and the media landscape. He worked for major German newspapers like Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and Süddeutsche Zeitung. Sethe criticized the increasing concentration of media ownership and the resulting loss of independent press freedom.
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