I heard the term "The Fourth Estate" on Perry Mason today. That is the first time I heard the term used so I looked it up. According to Wikipedia the term refers to the press and news media both in explicit capacity of advocacy and implicit ability to frame political issues. Though it is not formally recognized as a part of a political system, it wields significant indirect social influence.
Indirect? The force has a powerful effect on the feeble minded.
#press #fakenews
