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> [They aren't] perfect mirrors of "public opinion" (they represent published text, which skews educated and toward dominant viewpoints)

Really good point that I don't think I would've considered on my own. Easy to take for granted how easy it is to share information (for better or worse) now, but pre-1913 there were far more structural and societal barriers to doing the same.



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