the fourth estate

We are long overdue for a reintroduction of the guidelines that offered some degree of trust in the fourth estate.

“That’s the whole value of democracy. You can voice your opinion, but I hope they understand by not subscribing that it just adds to the demise of democracy and the fourth estate,” he told Spectrum.

With it, however, comes a more uncertain question of what our “mainstream media” really will look like going forward and how the fourth estate will challenge those in power.

Mercieca said that politicians answering questions directly from the media is a good thing — an important part of any democracy — but that Trump has managed to flip that on its head, using his lies to undermine the media, people’s trust in the Fourth Estate and “democracy itself.”

Willingly enabling a campaign strategy is not the Fourth Estate’s proper role, but even if you think it is, protecting Harris from scrutiny could eventually do more harm than good.