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The newspapers only repeat the side their purchasers like: the favourable arguments are set out, elaborated, illustrated; the adverse arguments maimed, misstated, confused.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “The newspapers only repeat the side their purchasers like: the favourable arguments are set out, elaborated…”
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Bagehot critiques newspapers for presenting biased arguments that favor their readership while misrepresenting opposing views.
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