A scene from The Fifth Estate 2013
Nick Davies

You know, there was a time when British papers couldn't report on parliamentary debate. But, then a few very brave men started printing pamphlets and leaking these debates. And, uh, well, I believe the men were hanged. But the public saw these pamphlets and demanded access, and the modern Fourth Estate was born, from the passion, and the vision, of these few brave souls.

Daniel Berg

Who were hanged.
Nick Davies: Who were hanged.And, now, we find ourselves in the same position, a new information revolution, infinitely more powerful than the last—a Fifth Estate—seemingly hellbent on destroying its predecessors, all the old models dying faster than the new can replace them. Which is why we need~more~brave~souls. You, and Julian, have charted a course through all this chaos, pointed at the truth; and, yes, the tyrants of this world should beware, knowing that, now, we have the power to demand the information that,one day soon, will wash them all away.
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