Zechariah Chafee Quote

The press is a sort of wild animal in our midst — restless, gigantic, always seeking new ways to use its strength.... The sovereign press for the most part acknowledges accountability to no one except its owners and publishers.


The Press Under Pressure [Nieman Reports, April 1948]


The press is a sort of wild animal in our midst — restless, gigantic, always seeking new ways to use its strength.... The sovereign press for the...

The press is a sort of wild animal in our midst — restless, gigantic, always seeking new ways to use its strength.... The sovereign press for the...

The press is a sort of wild animal in our midst — restless, gigantic, always seeking new ways to use its strength.... The sovereign press for the...

The press is a sort of wild animal in our midst — restless, gigantic, always seeking new ways to use its strength.... The sovereign press for the...