Media shaped American Revolution and birth of modern democracy — Havard Lecturer, Prof Christopher Rhodes
A senior lecturer in social sciences at Boston University and lecturer in the Department of Government at Harvard University, Prof Christopher Rhodes, says the media was a key force in driving the American Revolution and shaping the foundations of modern democracy."According to him, journalism served as a powerful force in advancing freedom, democracy and independence long before the establishment of modern democratic institutions.""Drawing on historical accounts, Dr Rhodes explained that newspapers in the American colonies became powerful instruments for mobilising public opinion against British colonial rule."
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