Restore The First(@restorethe1st):The Fourth Estate was meant to check power. The Fifth Estate checks the Fourth. In 2024, Julian Assange told the Council of Europe: “Journalism is not a crime; it is a pillar of a free and informed society.” Today, millions of people can investigate, document, publish, and correct the record without waiting for institutional permission. We’ve built a new section of Restore the First around that idea: The Fifth Estate

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The Fourth Estate was meant to check power. The Fifth Estate checks the Fourth. In 2024, Julian Assange told the Council of Europe: “Journalism is not a crime; it is a pillar of a free and informed society.” Today, millions of people can investigate, document, publish, and correct the record without waiting for institutional permission. We’ve built a new section of Restore the First around that idea: The Fifth Estate — You Are the Media.