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English Roots of the Free Press

By: Brian Winston
In: Encyclopedia of Journalism
Subject:Journalism, Mass Communication
Keywords:libel; news; pamphlets; parliament; printers; prints; Stationers' Company

The origins of journalism are similar across Europe. The newspaper grows out of the time-honored [Page 520]twin impulses to report significant political and economic events or sensational, curious (often trivial) ones. These impulses long pre-date the introduction of ...

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  Winston, B. (2009). English roots of the free press. In C. H. Sterling Encyclopedia of journalism (pp. 520-525). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412972048.n136
  
  Winston, Brian. "English Roots of the Free Press." In Encyclopedia of Journalism, 520-25. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412972048.n136.
  
  Winston, B. 2009. English Roots of the Free Press. In: 2009. Encyclopedia of Journalism, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 520-525 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412972048.n136> [Accessed 11 Apr 2021].
  
  Winston, Brian. "English Roots of the Free Press." Encyclopedia of Journalism. Christopher H. Sterling. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009, pp. 520-25. SAGE Knowledge. 11 Apr 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412972048.n136.
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