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The first rough draft of history, written on a deadline nobody respects.
means The work of gathering, verifying, and reporting news so the public knows what's actually happening.
from From French journal, daily, via Latin diurnalis, of the day — because the news, like milk, was meant to be fresh.
Fourth estatePress named the power that watches the other three.
Inverted pyramidMost important facts first, in case readers bail.
PulitzerPrize funded by a man who pioneered sensational tabloids.