The fourth estate is the idea that the press plays a role in government. In the US government the media acts as the fourth branch of government. The job of the fourth branch of government is to monitor, or be the watchdog, the other branches of the government; executive, legislative and judicial. “As one wag put it, the founders saw the role of the press as keeping tabs on the rascals in power to keep them honest.” (Vivian 381)
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