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Jesse Jackson

Those who write the editorials and those who write the columns, they simply are unaccountable. They're free to impose their cultural politics in the name of freedom of the press.

Jesse Jackson

Politics

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Jesse Jackson is criticizing editorial and column writers for having the power to push their own cultural or political views without being held responsible. He suggests that they use the idea of press freedom as a cover to influence public opinion according to their personal agendas.

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