🇬🇧 Before Britain, publishing required royal permission. Nothing printed without approval. 1695. Parliament let the Licensing Act expire. Britain became the first country with a free press. Newspapers flourished. Fleet Street was born. Ordinary people could read what powerful people didn't want them to know. William Howard Russell became the first war correspondent. He exposed military incompetence. The government fell. Every investigative journalist since. Every exposé. Every government held to account. Started here. Be proud of us. 🇬🇧

From Twitter
Disclaimer: The content above is only the author's opinion which does not represent any position of Followin, and is not intended as, and shall not be understood or construed as, investment advice from Followin.
Like
Add to Favorites
Comments