A Toast To The Press

Name: A Toast To The Press
Uploaded: 2026-10-10T21:57:55.124969+00:00
Channel: Niles Beyond the Machine
Description: In 1883, newspaper editor John Swinton may or may not have shared a little too much truth in a speech at a banquet hall dinner honoring the press. Some sp…

In 1883, newspaper editor John Swinton may or may not have shared a little too much truth in a speech at a banquet hall dinner honoring the press. Some speeches don't just get forgotten, they get erased. "A Toast To The Press" is about one that almost was — and those, then and now, strong and brave enough to be willing to risk their careers to continue to share how the game is really played.