Show PRESS BULWARK OF Oti D DEMOCRACY J sy by BRUCE BLIVEN editor the tbt new republic good citizenship depends on a good press and true democracy can not exist in the absence of an efficient press two recent developments in the press I 1 regard as dan dangerous crous the rise of the tabloid and of the chain newspapers in which a tremendous tremendous amount of power is centered in one ode man if the ex experiment of political democracy which is htiu on trial d doca oes 6 succeed the press will have played a tremendous part the press pi ess is is and must be the eyes of the citizens in viewing the activities of the govern i ment the united states has the most honest press in the world and the only other in the world at all comparable is that of great britain the american press is not subsidized if by subsidization is meant that it yields to sinister influences and is bought off I 1 say emphatically no the american government would never dream of such subordination nor would the opposition dream of such a thing illing we have partisan editors in political beliefs but that is because they have their own firra firm political convictions and we can thank god for that press conditions in in europe are deplorable in that many newspapers are subsidized there it is taken for granted in many places that newspapers exist for some sinister purpose either to be subsidized by the government or by individuals |