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The concept of media as the fourth estate implies that the media keep a powerful watch on the activities of the other three estates in England : Church, HOuse of temporals and house of commons. In India, the LEgislature, Executive and the Judiciary are the three estates, and the press is intended to keep a vigil on the functioning of these three estates, and is the fourth estate.
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Newspapers were traditionally printed using a printing press, which is a machine that transfers ink onto paper using pressure. The term "press" comes from this printing process, and it has become synonymous with newspapers over time.
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∙ 12y agoThe media is referred to as 'the press' because before radio, TV, or the internet, newspapers, printed on presses, were most people's only source for news. As each new medium for disseminating news came into use, the term continued to be used.
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∙ 11y agoNewspapers are call The Press because originally the printing process "pressed" the paper against an inked plate containing type (the raised letters that spell out the content of the newspaper)
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∙ 11y agothey keep in check the three arms of thee government,that is the legislature ,judiciary and the executive
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Amendment 1 prohibits Congress from controlling the?
Press/Newspapers
What does 'la prensa' mean in English?
'La prensa' is a Spanish word that means 'press' in English. Press is associated with the news in general, newspapers, and the media. It can also mean a press to make newspapers.
What has the author Phani Bhusan Chakraborty written?
Phani Bhusan Chakraborty has written: 'News behind newspapers' -- subject(s): Freedom of the press, History, Journalistic ethics, Newspapers, Ownership, Political aspects of Press, Press, Press and politics
What are the newspapers in Boise Idaho?
Some of the newspapers in Boise, Idaho include the Idaho Statesman, Boise Weekly, and the Idaho Press.
What do you call a person that takes photograph for newspapers?
That person is usually called a "news photographer," although back in the early 1900s, some were also called "press photographers" (the old name for the media was the "press"). But in the internet age, many of the men and women who take photos for newspapers also shoot video for websites, at which time they may be called "videographers."
Amendment one prohibits congress from controlling the?
The Press/Newspapers
Sensationalist and exaggerated news printed to sell newspapers is an example of the press?
tabloid press.
Sensationalist and exaggerated news printed to sell newspapers is an example of the what press?
Tabloid press (:
Where can one go to read Le Post online?
You can read Le Post online at Press Display. At Press Display you can read all newspapers from around the world. Press Display has digital replicas of newspapers you can read on your computer and tablets.
What instutuion did New York newspapers start in 1848?
The Associated Press.
What different kind of make up the press?
newspapers, radios, and televisions.
What are the Memphis newspapers?
There are a wide range of newspapers in Memphis. Some of the newspapers that are available in Memphis are the Daily News, Daily Helmsman, Delta Farm Press, Memphis Flyer and Commercial Appeal.
