Today we think of objectivity or the lack of bias as a key requirement for the media. Political Press in the Age of Jackson Tocqueville 1831-32. The press causes political life to circulate through all the parts of that vast territory. End of the Virginia Dynasty, rise of competition for presidency. Party Formation beginning with 1824 election.
Political parties rise.
The parties in Jacksonian America Parties and Press in Jacksonian America. Editors emerge as party leaders. Newspapers compete with each other in political debate. Serious, sustained debate. News is political advocacy.