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Daniel J. Boorstin
For most of the history of American journalism, the independence and high quality of the American press have been tied ... to the commercial spirit and the need to offer his money's worth to a purchaser in the open market.

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  • Hamilton, John Maxwell (1996). Hold the Press. LSU Press, pp. 23. ISBN 0807121908.