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John Swinton on the independence of the press. Variations on the quote below have been misattributed as a response to a toast, by John Swinton, as "the former Chief of Staff at the New York Times ", before the New York Press Club in 1953. However, research reveals that Swinton (1829-1901), after moving to New York, wrote an occasional article ...
John Swinton (1829–1901) John Swinton (1829–1901) was a Scottish-American journalist, newspaper publisher, and orator.Although he arguably gained his greatest influence as the chief editorial writer of The New York Times during the decade of the 1860s, Swinton is best remembered as the namesake of John Swinton's Paper, one of the most prominent American labor newspapers of the 1880s.
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Jan 13, 2023 · When a toast was raised to the independent press, Swinton reportedly had this rather surprising announcement: THERE is no such thing in America as an independent press, unless it is in the country towns. You know it and I know it.
Someone who knew neither the press nor Swinton offered a toast to the independent press. Swinton outraged his colleagues by replying: “There is no such thing, at this date of the world’s history, in America, as an independent press.
Attributed to John Swinton on April 12, 1883, at the Twilight Club, New York City. John Swinton reportedly said this in 1883, as a response to the hubristic toast “to the Independent Press” at a dinner for journalists.
John Swinton on the independence of the press. Variations on the quote below have been misattributed as a response to a toast, by John Swinton, as "the former Chief of Staff at the New York Times ", before the New York Press Club in 1953. However, research reveals that Swinton (1829-1901), after moving to New York, wrote an occasional article ...
John Swinton. In 1880 Swinton was invited to speak at a meeting of journalists in New York City about the freedom of the press. He outraged his colleagues by arguing: "There is no such thing, at this stage of the world’s history in America, as an independent press. You know it and I know it.
