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Encyclopedia > Fifth Estate

Fifth Estate is any class or group in society other than the clergy (First Estate), the nobility (Second Estate), the middle class (Third Estate), and the press (Fourth Estate)[1]. It has been used to describe trade unions, the poor, organized crime, German propaganda and spies during World War II (by the French). It can also be used to describe media that sees itself in opposition to mainstream (Fourth Estate) media. In France of the ancien régime and the age of the French Revolution, the term First Estate (Fr. ... In France of the ancien régime and the age of the French Revolution, the term Second Estate (Fr. ... In France of the ancien régime and the age of the French Revolution, the term Third Estate (tiers état) indicated the generality of people which were not part of the clergy (the First Estate) nor of the nobility (the Second Estate). ... In modern times, television reporters are part of the fourth estate. ...


Nimmo and Combs assert that political pundits constitute a Fifth Estate.[2] Media researcher Stephen D. Cooper argues that bloggers are the Fifth Estate.[3] The American periodical Broadcasting once proudly proclaimed itself to be "The Fifth Estate" on its cover.[4] The Michigan Daily published a letter to the editor by Michael Kozlowski arguing that the concept behind the CNN YouTube presidential debates should be expanded to allow citizens to directly challenge the President and other elected officials on national cable news networks such as CNN, MSNBC and Fox News.[5] The term Blogger may refer to: A blogger, someone who maintains a weblog. ...


There is a Canadian television newsmagazine called "the fifth estate" which airs on the English language television network of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The name was chosen to highlight the program's determination to go beyond everyday news into original journalism. The correct title of this article is the fifth estate. ... Radio-Canada redirects here. ...


References

  1. ^ Random House Dictionary
  2. ^ Dan D. Nimmo and James E. Combs (1992). The Political Pundits. Praeger/Greenwood, 20. ISBN 0275935450. 
  3. ^ Stephen D Cooper (2006). Watching the Watchdog: Bloggers as the Fifth Estate. Marquette Books. ISBN 0922993475. 
  4. ^ Asa Briggs and Peter Burke (2005). A Social History of the Media: From Gutenberg to the Internet. Polity, 154. ISBN 0745635113. 
  5. ^ "Bring 'YouTube' democracy to the air"[1]

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CBC News: the fifth estate - the story of the fifth estate (484 words)
VISIT the fifth estate website and learn more about the show.
For more than three decades, the fifth estate has been Canada's premier investigative documentary program, acquainting viewers with a dazzling parade of political leaders, shady characters and ordinary people whose lives were touched by triumph or tragedy.
In addition to its impact among viewers and on society, the fifth estate is also recognized by its peers.
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