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1787

Thomas Jefferson defended the preeminence of a free press. He said, "The basis of our governments being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter."

2003

With the Internet, Americans bypassed newspapers and voice opinions online. Some set up personal sites and join chats. Others create blogs to evaluate and analyze the government.