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April 8, 1845
The Daily Madisonian
Washington, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
Excerpt from Chambers' Edinburgh Journal on the unparalleled power of the U.S. newspaper press, its broad influence on public and private life, and potential to promote intellectual and moral good if properly directed.
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The American Press.—We copy the following from the last No. of Chambers' Edinburgh Journal:
"In no other country in the world, perhaps, is the newspaper press so powerful an engine, as in the United States. No where else is it so omnipotent in its action, so omnipresent in its influence. It speaks to every one, and of every one,—making itself felt in every public department, and at the same time exerting a tremendous influence over private life. If all its energies emanated from proper principles—were the zeal which directs its efforts a zeal for man's intellectual and moral good—the press in America, from its increased and increasing power, might in a very short time undo much of the mischief which its vicious direction has entailed on the country."
"In no other country in the world, perhaps, is the newspaper press so powerful an engine, as in the United States. No where else is it so omnipotent in its action, so omnipresent in its influence. It speaks to every one, and of every one,—making itself felt in every public department, and at the same time exerting a tremendous influence over private life. If all its energies emanated from proper principles—were the zeal which directs its efforts a zeal for man's intellectual and moral good—the press in America, from its increased and increasing power, might in a very short time undo much of the mischief which its vicious direction has entailed on the country."
What sub-type of article is it?
Editorial Commentary
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
American Press
Newspaper Power
Media Influence
Moral Principles
Chambers Journal
Where did it happen?
United States
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United States
Story Details
Commentary on the immense power and omnipresence of the American newspaper press, its influence on public and private spheres, and the potential for moral good if directed by proper principles to undo past mischief.