Posing the question who coined the term The Fourth Estate in reference to the press

By Laurie Barber
February 21 2019 - 5:00pm

Oscar Wilde once said: “We are dominated by journalism. It has eaten up the other three. The Lords Temporal says nothing, the Lords Spiritual has nothing to say, and the House of Commons has nothing to say and says it.” He was discussing the Fourth Estate.

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