Just what is news anyway? -- The history of newspapers -- Why freedom of the press is essential -- The roles of a free press -- The role of the rural press -- Newspaper readership -- Newspaper ownership -- Newspaper ethics -- Newspapers and the law -- The newspaper meets the Internet -- The future (because there will be one).
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