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We have had three great examples of this in our own time in England. Two proceeded from the small wealthy class, and one from the mass of the people. WE HAVE HAD THREE GREAT EXAMPLES OF THIS IN OUR OWN TIME IN ENGLAND TWO PROCEEDED FROM THE SMALL WEALTHY CLASS AND ONE FROM THE MASS OF THE PEOPLE
ust in some degree (and that a large degree) present real matter for observation and debate. It can and does select. It can and does garble. But it has to do this always within certain limitations. These limitations have, I think, already been reached; but that is a matter which I argue more fully later on. VII As to opinion, you have the same limitations. If opinion can be once launched in spite of, or during the indifference of, the Press (and it is a big "if"); if there is no machinery for actually suppressing the mere statement of a doctrine clearly important to its readers--then the Press is bound sooner or later to deal with such doctrine: just as it is bound to deal with really vital news. Here, again, we are dealing with something very different indeed from that title "An organ of opinion" to which the large newspaper has in the past pretended. But I am arguing for the truth that the Press--in the sense of the great Capitalist newspapers--cannot be wholly divorced from opinion.  CHAPTER SEVEN OF THE FREE PRESS BY HILAIRE BELLOC RECORDING BY SHAME MC LEAN AS TO OPINION YOU HAVE THE SAME LIMITATIONS IF OPINION CAN BE ONCE LAUNCHED IN SPITE OF OR DURING THE INDIFFERENCE OF THE PRESS AND IT IS A BIG IF THERE IS NO MACHINERY FOR ACTUALLY SUPPRESSING THE MERE STATEMENT OF A DOCTRINE CLEARLY IMPORTANT TO ITS READERS THEN THE PRESS IS BOUND SOONER OR LATER TO DEAL WITH SUCH DOCTRINE JUST AS IT IS BOUND TO DEAL WITH REALLY VITAL NEWS HERE AGAIN WE ARE DEALING WITH SOMETHING VERY DIFFERENT INDEED FROM THAT TITLE AND ORGAN OF OPINION TO WHICH THE LARGE NEWSPAPER HAS IN THE PAST PRETENDED BUT I AM ARGUING FOR THE TRUTH THAT THE PRESS IN THE SENSE OF THE GREAT CAPITALIST NEWSPAPERS CANNOT BE WHOLLY DIVORCED FROM OPINION
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